Blackberry Cream Cheese Cookie Bars

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Blackberry Cream Cheese Cookie Bars

I love summer berries one of my favorite berries is the BlackBerry. Sweet, and tart, with a bite of bitterness they are the perfect berry.

I was thinking I love Lemon Bars what if I made a BlackBerry Bar cookie. Then swirled it with a small amount of cream cheese frosting dolloped on the topping of the blackberries. A beautiful design, and color from the blackberries is A Feast for the eyes first and then the tummy.

In addition I tried to make it this recipe really easy by using Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie mix for the crust(BTW, this is not a sponsored post the mix just makes the recipe easier, it’s yummy, and I really use it).

The result? Let’s just say my Taster’s AKA my family, ate these cookies up quickly. I did do an adjustment in this recipe in that I strained out the seeds of the blackberries. But if you don’t mind them you could skip that step. These are sweet tart and scrumptious, I hope you give these a try today!

Blackberry Cream Cheese Swirl Bars

Sweet and fruity, with a creamy swirl and a caramelized cookie crust. You will love these Blackberry bars.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Sugar Cookie Crust
  • 1 pkg Sugar Cookie mix (I used Betty Crocker brand)
  • 1/2 cup Butter (1 stick) softened
Blackberry Filling
  • 2 cups Blackberries
  • 4 eggs Eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup flour
Cream Cheese swirls
  • 4 oz Cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 cup Confectioners Sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Equipment

  • Blender
  • Fine mesh strainer

Method
 

Sugar Cookie Crust
  1. Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees, and spray your 8×8 pan with nonstick spray, or line with parchment paper. (makes cutting the bars easier)
  2. Combine Sugar cookie mix with the egg and butter with a mixer. Hand mixer or paddle attachment for kitchen aid.
  3. Once the Sugar Cookie crust is mixed, press it evenly into the 8×8 pan.
  4. Bake in the oven for 10- 12 minutes until slightly golden around the edges.
Blackberry Filling
  1. Using a blender blend together the berries, Use a fine mesh strainer to strain out the seeds. Discard the seeds.
  2. Add the strained blackberry mixture (about 1 cup), and the sugar and eggs, together and whisk until well combined.
  3. Add flour little by little until well combined.
  4. Pour the Blackberry mixture onto cooled Sugar cookie crust.
Cream Cheese Swirls
  1. Add 1/4 oz. (half a package) of Cream Cheese, to mixer and mix until softened and creamy.
  2. Add the Confectioners sugar, and vanilla. mix until well combined.
  3. Drop about 9 tsps. of Cream cheese into the blackberry mixture and use a wooden skewer to swirl (not too much or it will get muddy)
  4. Put into the oven for 25- 30 minutes. Cool completely in the refrigerator before eating.
  5. Once cooled, use the parchment to take the bars out of the 8×8 pan and cut into squares on the cutting board. Finally Enjoy!