Golden OREO Cheesecake Bars

I love Golden OREOs.  They are my favorite kind of OREO!

It's dangerous when I have a package of Golden OREOs in the house - I could easily devour the entire thing.  Not in one sitting, of course, but I hardly ever have them in the house because I love them so much!

However, I recently gave in and bought a package, and to ensure I don't eat the entire package myself, I decided to make some Golden OREO Cheesecake Bars, which required the use of almost the entire package of OREOs!

I'm sure I could've used all of the OREOs, but I wanted to save a few just so I could indulge on later...

Two of my favorites combined - Golden OREOs and Cheesecake.  YUM!!

My family loved the bars!

Golden OREO Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients:

Crust:

• 20 Golden OREOs, crushed
• 2 T butter, melted

Cheesecake:

• 12 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 c sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 3 T sour cream
• 1½ t vanilla extract
• 10 OREOs, chopped

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Combine crushed OREOs and butter. 
• Press onto bottom of parchment-lined 8x8 baking pan. 
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• Stir in the eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. 
• Fold 3/4 of the chopped OREOs, then pour the batter over the prepared crust.  Top with remaining chopped OREOs.
• Bake for approximately 40 to 50 minutes. 
• Let cool at room temperature, then refrigerate for at least an hour before cutting into bars.