Black Forest Cake Bars

Chocolate cookie dough is topped with a creamy cherry pie filling and whipped cream and cut into bars in this fun spin on Black Forest Cake.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 47 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 7 mins
• Calories: 314 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• cooking spray
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling, divided
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 1 (17.5 ounce) package double chocolate-chunk cookie mix
• 0.25 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 cup white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly spray bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Stir cookie mix, oil, and egg together in a large bowl until a soft dough forms. Drop 3 heaping tablespoons of dough on an ungreased baking sheet 2 inches apart to make 3 cookies.

Step 3

Bake cookies in the preheated oven until set, 12 to 13 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet, 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes.

Step 4

Press remaining dough evenly into the bottom of the baking pan.

Step 5

Measure 1 cup cherry pie filling into a small bowl and reserve for the topping; cover with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.

Step 6

Beat cream cheese, remaining cherry pie filling, and white sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well-blended, about 2 minutes. Spread cream cheese mixture over dough.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until set, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.

Step 8

Spread whipped topping over cream cheese layer. Top with spoonfuls of the reserved pie filling. Crumble cookies into coarse crumbs and sprinkle on top. Chill until flavors blend, at least 1 hour. Cut into 20 bars.