Caramel Apple Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Bars

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 1/2 cup Apples

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Egg

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 3/4 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/8 tsp Allspice
  • 3/4 tsp Baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 3/4 cup Caramels or caramel bits, soft
  • 2 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 1/4 tsp Cream of tartar
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 7/8 cup Sugar
  • 1 1/3 tbsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 16 oz 1/3 of the fat cream cheese, fat
  • 3/4 cup Butter

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Ingredients

• ¾ C butter, room temperature
• 1¼ C sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 3¾ C all-purpose flour
• 2¼ tsp cream of tartar
• 1½ tsp cinnamon
• ¾ tsp baking powder
• ¾ tsp baking soda
• ¾ tsp salt
• 16 oz ⅓ of the fat cream cheese
• ½ C sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• ⅛ tsp allspice
• 1½ C chopped apples
• ¾ C chopped soft caramels or caramel bits
• 2 tbsp sugar
• ¼ tsp cinnamon

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add in eggs and vanilla extract and beat until creamy.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and beat until combined. Dough will appear dry but will hold together when pressed. Set aside.
• Prepare cheesecake layer by beating together cream cheese, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice together until creamy. Stir in chopped apples.
• Press half of cookie dough into the bottom of prepared baking dish. Top with chopped caramels. Pour cheesecake mixture over the top. Drop remaining cookie dough over the top.
• Stir together sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the top.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until edges turn light golden brown and center is set.
• Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving to allow flavors to blend.