🍫🥜✨Cookie Dough Butterfinger Cheesecake

A gooey cookie base, a creamy cheesecake layer, and a Butterfinger explosion on top — the dessert that makes grown adults giggle.

 

Crunchy, creamy, chocolatey, peanut‑buttery, and wildly addictive — these Butterfinger Cookie Cheesecake Bars are the dessert you’ll crave long after the pan mysteriously disappears

 

Desserts come in two categories:

1. Cute little treats that whisper “I’m sweet and polite.”
2. Desserts that kick down the door wearing sunglasses and say, “I’m here to ruin your diet and your willpower.”

These bars? Firmly category #2.

They’re:

• Thick
• Gooey
• Crunchy
• Creamy
• Candy‑bar‑loaded
• Chocolate‑chip‑packed
• Cheesecake‑topped
• And honestly? A little bit dangerous

They’re the kind of bars that make your kitchen smell like a bakery and a candy factory had a very delicious baby. The kind that make your family hover by the oven like dessert‑seeking vultures. The kind that make you feel like a baking queen — even if you’re still wearing yesterday’s leggings.

💬 Reader prompt: Are you team “extra Butterfinger crumble” or team “don’t mess with perfection”?

Every August, my husband’s family has a family reunion at the local swimming pool. It’s Lisa’s favorite day of the year because the family has the pool to their selves!

What’s a family reunion without food? It’s just not possible! This was a crazy day. Andie had softball games in Heber and it’s 45 minutes away from our house, the family reunion, and Andie was performing with the Drill team at the football game!

 

I wanted to make sure my family was represented in the pot luck and this was our contribution. My niece’s husband described them as “everything plus the kitchen sink!” So rich and divine and well worth the calories!

Ingredients:

Cookie chip cookie layer:
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
1 cup mini chocolate chips
5 to 8 Butterfinger bars

Cheesecake layer:
8 ounce whipped cream cheese
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoon vanilla

 

🍽 Directions

Step 1: Make the Cookie Layer

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Line an 8×8 or 9×9 pan with parchment.
3. Mix melted butter + brown sugar until smooth.
4. Add egg + vanilla.
5. Add flour and stir until combined.
6. Fold in mini chocolate chips.
7. Press dough into the pan.
8. Sprinkle crushed Butterfingers evenly over the top.

Step 2: Make the Cheesecake Layer

1. Beat cream cheese until smooth.
2. Add sugar, egg, and vanilla.
3. Pour over cookie layer.
4. Spread evenly.

Step 3: Bake

1. Bake 25–30 minutes, or until edges are set and center is slightly jiggly.
2. Cool completely.
3. Chill at least 2 hours for clean slices.

Step 4: Serve

1. Slice into bars.
2. Add extra Butterfinger crumble if you’re feeling bold.
3. Enjoy immediately.

💬 Reader prompt: Do you like your bars chilled and firm or soft and gooey?

🔢 Calorie Count (Per Bar, Approx. 16 Bars)

• Calories: ~265
• Protein: 3g
• Carbs: 28g
• Fat: 15g
• Sugar: 22g

 

🍫 Nutritional Facts & Fun

• Butterfingers: Crunch + nostalgia
• Cream cheese: Creaminess + richness
• Chocolate chips: Mood booster
• Butter: Flavor + happiness
• Flour: Structure + chew

💬 Reader prompt: Should we try a Snickers version next?