Grasshopper Cheesecake Bars

Delicious mint cheesecake sandwiched between two layers of crispy chocolate. Excellent for Christmas cookies!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 95 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ cup milk
• ¼ cup white sugar
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 5 drops green food coloring
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 6 tablespoons cold butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix flour, sugar, and cocoa powder in a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Set aside 1 cup of the crumbs to be used as the topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into an ungreased 8x8-inch baking pan.

Step 3

Bake crust in the preheated oven until set, about 15 minutes. Remove and let cool. Keep oven on.

Step 4

While crust is cooling, beat cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add egg, peppermint extract, and green food coloring; beat well. Stir in milk until batter is smooth. Pour batter over the cooled crust. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture on top.

Step 5

Bake until filling is set, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool before cutting into 25 bars.