Peanut Butter Cup- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

INGREDIENTS

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer:

1/2 cup

butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup

peanut butter, I used Jif

1 cup

brown sugar, lightly packed

large eggs

1 tsp

vanilla bean paste (or extract)

1 1/2 cups

all-purpose flour

1 cup

mini chocolate chips plus ¼ cup for top

full size peanut butter cups (I went with Reese's)

Cheesecake Layer:

16 oz

cream cheese, room temperature

2/3 cup

granulated sugar

large eggs

1 tsp

vanilla bean paste (or extract)

1/4 cup

mini peanut butter cups