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Patriotic Layered Crinkle Cookie Bars

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Celebrate the 4th of July in sweet style with these Patriotic Layered Crinkle Cookie Bars! Made with colorful cookie dough, a creamy cheesecake filling, and topped with gooey marshmallows, these festive red, white, and blue treats are perfect for any summer celebration

Ingredients

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For the Cookie Dough Base and Layers:

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Red and blue gel food coloring

For the Cheesecake Layer:

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Marshmallow Crinkle Topping:

 

  • 1 ½ cups mini marshmallows (or chopped large ones)
  • Optional: ½ cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients to form dough.
  2. Split into three parts—leave one plain, color one red and one blue.
  3. Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
  4. Press plain dough into lined 9×13-inch pan. Spread cheesecake mixture on top.
  5. Gently layer red dough over cheesecake, then blue dough on top.
  6. Add bits of plain dough, then top with marshmallows and optional white chocolate chips.
  7. Bake at 350°F for 32–38 minutes until golden and set.
  8. Cool completely, chill 1–2 hours, then slice into bars.

Notes

  • Chill before slicing for best results.
  • Use gel food coloring for bold color without thinning the dough.

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