Cinnamon Spice Cheesecake Bars (with oatmeal cookie crust)

These easy cinnamon cheesecake bars may just become your new favorite cheesecake recipe. Their bar shape makes them easy to eat and the perfect portion, but don’t let that stop you from eating multiple at once! You probably won’t be able to resist; These are insanely good!

Easy Cinnamon Cheesecake Bars

Creamy cheesecake flavored with cinnamon and an oatmeal cookie crust all in one flavorful dessert – you will not be able to resist this cheesecake bar recipe!

Ingredients Needed

• Oatmeal Cookies– Make sure they have icing so the crust sticks together and is sweet!
• Butter– Melted and unsalted butter will give you the best results.
• Cream cheese– Get packaged cream cheese, not in a tub. It will be more accurate in use. Be sure it’s at room temperature.
• Eggs– Take them out of the fridge before using so they are at room temperature. I use large eggs.
• Sugar– Granulated sugar works best.
• Sour cream–  Be sure it’s room temperature so it combines well with other ingredients. (this goes for any of the soft ingredients)
• Vanilla extract– Natural extract tastes best.
• Cinnamon
• All-purpose flour – this is to help the cheesecake firm up.
• Garnish– Whipped cream and cinnamon for garnish, this is optional but it makes the cheesecake bars that much better. 

How to Make Oatmeal Cookie Crust

• Preparing the pan: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Start by lining a square 9×9 pan with foil and spraying it with cooking spray. Do not forget this or your cinnamon cheesecake bars will be at risk of sticking to the pan. (No one wants that!) Place a large rimmed baking sheet on the very bottom rack of the oven and fill it halfway with water in preparation for baking your cinnamon cheesecake bars. (This will help them keep moist when baking.)
• Crushing the cookies: If you have a food processor add the oatmeal cookies in and process them until they are a fine crumb. If you don’t have a food processor, that’s ok! You can do it the old-fashioned way by putting the cookies in a gallon-sized zip-lock bag. Seal the bag leaving an inch open for airflow. Then take a rolling pin and crush the cookies to a fine crumb. 
• Combining crust ingredients: Melt your butter then stir the cookie crumbs and butter together in a medium-sized bowl. Do this with a fork to properly crush any chunks of cookie and to make sure it is mixed thoroughly. Press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan and set aside.

How to Make Cinnamon Cheesecake Bars

• Mixing soft ingredients: Using a hand or stand mixer with a paddle attachment first, beat the cream cheese until it’s smooth. Then, add the eggs, sugar, and sour cream. Beat all together until you get a smooth mixture, be sure to scrape the bowl a few times in order to get it fully mixed together. Mix in the vanilla,  cinnamon, and flour. Mix until it’s smooth. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan on top of the crust. 
• Baking: Place the pan in the oven directly on top of the rack with the pan of water. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the cheesecake is lightly brown around the edges and the center seems set. The cheesecake when fully baked should still wiggle slightly but not be wet-looking.
• What to do before serving: Let the Cinnamon cheesecake bars come to room temperature, then cover and chill in the fridge for at least three hours, or overnight before cutting. If you want to garnish the bars add some whipped cream and cinnamon on top. You can store your cinnamon cream cheese bars for up to 3 days in the fridge or in the freezer for one month. 

Other Must Make Cheesecake Recipes

• Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars
• Mini Cheesecakes in 4+ different flavors
• Creamy no bake cheesecake recipe

Easy Cinnamon Cheesecake Bars have an oatmeal cookie crust made with crunchy oatmeal cookies! This perfectly spiced cinnamon cheesecake is an easy dessert recipe for the holidays.