Prep: 75Min.
Cook: 25Min.
Yield: 12 Bars
Calories: /serv
1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs, 2 for cookie base, 1 for cheesecake topping
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 ounce cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
sea salt, for topping
NUTRITION INFORMATION
To Make the dulce de leche:
POUR the sweetened condensed milk into a saucepan. Set over medium-low heat and stir continuously, until the condensed milk has gone from white to light caramel color, about 30 minutes.
To make the cookie bars:
PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Lightly grease and line the bottom of the 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment. I like to cut the parchment and leave extra little flaps on the sides so the bars are easy to pull out of the pan.
MIX, in a stand-up mixer bowl (or in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer), add the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Beat until combined, about 1 minute. Next, crack in the eggs and vanilla extract; mix until combined. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat one last time until you no longer see any speckles of flour.
POUR the cookie dough into the prepared pan, scraping out as much dough as possible; press the dough, spreading it to the edges with your fingers. Smooth the top as well as you can.
MIX, in a stand-up mixer bowl (no need to wash it out, that’s why you scraped it out!), add the cream cheese, sugar, egg and salt. Beat until mostly smooth (it might be a tad bit lumpy and that’s ok!), about 2 minutes. Pour on top of the cookie dough and smooth it out with the spatula into an even layer.
DROP small teaspoons of dulce de leche onto the cheesecake layer, leaving about an inch between the dollops. Using a butter knife, swirl the dulce de leche in loopy strokes until the surface is marbled.
TRANSFER to the oven to bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the surface is only a little jiggly. Allow to cool completely, about an hour, before slicing into rectangles. Top with sprinkles of sea salt.
Recipe Credit to Adrianna Adarme from A Cozy Kitchen
