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Cookies and cheesecake combine to make this 3 layer bar and little fun-size M&M candies are added to give them a lot color! I’ve made plenty of cheesecake and cookies in my life and it was about time I started to combine the two. You can combine a lot of desserts into a bar and I just love this because the possibilities are endless!
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If you're wondering what else can be used instead of M&M candies check the ideas I have down below for substitutions. I also have other bars and dessert recipes listed below as well if you are looking for lightened up dessert recipes.
If you like cheesecake try 2 Ingredient Cheesecakes, Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie, or Berry Cheesecake Salad.
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How is this WW Friendly?
FYI: Dessert recipes are hard to make lower in points because of the butter, sugar, and flour. I know from past experience that any recipe that contains these ingredients tends to get a bad wrap if the word Weight Watchers is slapped on the title of the recipe. Ha! That is why I just have the points listed out below in case you're curious.
Ingredients Needed
- Light Cream Cheese - is a soft, mild-tasting cheese with a high fat content. It is made from a mixture of milk and cream, and is typically used as a spread on bagels, toast, or crackers.
- Sugar, granulated - Or regular granulated sugar, I do not use sugar substitutes in any of my recipes but if you know the conversions feel free to do so
- Egg yolk - The best type of eggs you can buy at the store are organic or free-range eggs, while others may prefer eggs from specific breeds of chickens
- Butter - unsalted butter is the most commonly used type of butter in baking, as it allows for more control over the amount of salt in the recipe.
- Flour - is a type of wheat flour that is commonly used in cooking and baking. It is versatile and can be used for a variety of recipes, including bread, cakes, cookies, and pastries.
- Brown sugar - Is made by combining granulated white sugar with molasses, which gives it a brown color and a slightly different taste than regular white sugar.
- Vanilla extract - It is made by macerating and soaking vanilla beans in a mixture of water and Vodka. Use a good pure vanilla instead of the imitation vanilla extract.
- M&M candies
- See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
How to make M&M Cheesecake Squares
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Make the Crust: Beat the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the flour; mix well. If the dough is still looking dry add cold water a little bit at a time until the dough starts to form.
Reserve ¼ cup of the crumb mixture and set aside; then press the remaining crumb mixture into the bottom of an 8 in a square pan. Bake the bottom layer 10 minutes.
Make Cream Cheese Layer: Combine the softened cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla; using an electric mixer, mix at medium speed until well blended.
Add the egg; mix well.
Combine the layers: Layer ½ of the M&M candies over the bottom cookie crust; top with the cream cheese mixture. Combine the remaining candy and reserved crumb mixture; mix well. Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the cream cheese mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
Let cool completely before serving.
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M&M Cheesecake Squares
- Author: Jenna
- Prep Time: 10minn
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Total Time: 45 min
- Yield: 16 1x
Description
Cookies and cheesecake combine to make this 3 layer bar and little fun-size M&M candies are added to give them a lot color!
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Ingredients
Cheesecake Layer:
8 oz Light Cream Cheese
¼ cup sugar, granulated
1 egg yolk
Cookie Layer:
⅓ cup light butter
1 cup flour
⅓ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup M&M candies
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Make the Crust: Beat the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the flour; mix well. If the dough is still looking dry add cold water a little bit at a time until the dough starts to form.
Reserve ¼ cup of the crumb mixture and set aside; then press the remaining crumb mixture into the bottom of an 8 in a square pan. Bake the bottom layer 10 minutes.
Make Cream Cheese Layer: Combine the softened cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla; using an electric mixer, mix at medium speed until well blended.
Add the egg; mix well.
Combine the layers: Layer ½ of the M&M candies over the bottom cookie crust; top with the cream cheese mixture. Spread evenly all over the crust.
Combine the remaining candy and reserved crumb mixture; mix well. Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the cream cheese mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
Let cool completely before serving.
Notes
MyWW points: Blue: 7 ; Green: 8; Purple: 7
Points Plus: 4 (old plan)
- Category: Medium
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 135
- Sugar: 10.3g
- Fat: 5.7g
- Saturated Fat: 3.2g
- Carbohydrates: 18.5g
- Fiber: .4g
- Protein: 2.5g
Keywords: m&m cheesecake bars
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Karen Bruce says
Something went wrong because the crumb mixture wasn't crumbly at all. I wonder if it is because I used the Splenda brown sugar. It was more like a cookie dough. For the top I had to pat the "crumbs"" flat in my hand and lay it on top of the cheese cake batter. I know I had the right amount of flour.
Haley says
These look absolutely AMAZING! Definitely saving for this one. Thanks so much for sharing!
Mary says
Thank you for such a wonderful recipe. I absolutly love m & m's.