A creamy cheesecake layer baked on top of mint chocolate candies and a mint cookie crust. More pieces of mint chocolate candy, crumbled mint cookies, and mint chocolate chips are sprinkles on top. Mint Cheesecake Cookie Bars are infused with creaminess, chocolate, and a whole lot of mint! 
How does mint with chocolate and cheesecake sound to you? My family are huge fans of sweet mint treats! Of course, you already would figure that. Especially since I, the queen of my own kingdom, is in love with anything sweet. Mint happens to be in with my favorites of the sweet food group. If you are in love with chocolate, cheesecake, and MINT… this is a sweet mint treat just for you! 
Within these Mint Cheesecake Cookie Bars is the creamy sweet balance of a cheesecake layer. It’s in between a crunchy mint cookie crust and lots of mint chocolate candy pieces. I went ahead and threw some mint chocolate chips on there as well. You know, to go along with the whole mint chocolate action!
- 2 3/4 cup finely crushed mint chocolate cookies
- 5 mint chocolate cookies, broken into large pieces
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 40 unwrapped pieces Andes mints, divided
- 3 ounce cream cheese, softened
- 1 (14 ounce) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or mint chocolate chips (I used Hershey's)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine and stir together the crushed cookie crumbs with the melted butter. Pat down crumb mixture into the bottom of a sprayed and lined with aluminum foil 9 inch by 9 inch baking dish. Bake for 7 minutes.
- In a medium mixing bowl, cream together the softened cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla. Set aside.
- When the crust is done partially baking, lay about 28 (depending upon if you use the 9x9 baking dish) of Andes mints on top. (Be sure to save some to break apart on the very top layer.) Pour over the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle the chocolate chips, the broken cookie pieces, and the rest of the mints on top.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes. Allow to completely cool and set up before cutting.
- Enjoy!
- Makes 9 large bars or 18 small bars from a 9 inch by 9 inch baking dish. Store in a closed container for up to 5 days.
If you really want to get even more minty with all of this, add some mint extract to the cheesecake layer. This is optional for the extreme mint lovers only. After you bake these bars up, go ahead and share them with your friends and neighbors. They will love you so much (more)! 
Enjoy, my friends!
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These are stunning!! I want to gobble the whole batch up!!
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen recently posted…Cookie Butter Oat Butterscotch Cookies
Um. Gloria? A word? I am trying to LOSE my pregnancy weight, not gain it back tenfold. Seriously, you have to stop posting such amazing things, since now that I’ve seen this I’m basically required to make it. And eat it. Quickly.
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These look AMAZING! Mint is also one of my favorite food {sweets} food group! I need to make these ASAP! Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe Gloria, pinned π
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oh my goodness, Gloria, these are outstanding! You continually amaze me with your creativity!
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This is chocolatey-mint heaven! I love your photos, too — beautiful as ever!
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Thank you so much, Marcie… you are too kind!
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^ wow, the joys of commenting on a phone :/ anyways! I was trying to say Gloria, I’ve read this post three whole times now and I still can’t wrap my mind around all the layers! Chocolate, Oreo, mint, cheesecake – mind.blown. I think I’ll have to make myself a pan so I can get the “full experience” π I’ll be using that mint extract in the cheesecake layer for sure!
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Mary Frances, you are too funny! (You’ll definitely love these!) It always takes me so much longer to comment from my phone and then there’s the auto wording it wants to say instead of what my brain wants to say!
These look amazing, Gloria, like wow, I would totally cheat on my diet for a bite of one of these bars, yum!
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Oh my gosh – I am drooling!! These look amazing!
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Everything you post looks amazing, but I think this takes the cake…or cookie bar anyway. Mouthwatering. I pinned this. Found it on Play, Part, Pin link-up. Glad you shared.
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These look absolutely heavenly Gloria! I’m a big fan of mint too, especially when paired with chocolate! Gots to try these!
These look too good to be true! Love everything about them – can’t wait to give them a try. Pinned!
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I love mint too! These look AMAZING! Love love love that thick crust. π
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I think the crust is my favorite part when it comes to anything! Thank you, my friend!
Everything about this cookie bar sounds amazing! Sweet mints is also a favorite in my home and I don’t make too much of it as my family would like me to. I should start with this; I’m sure they’ll love it.
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My son, who is sitting next to me, just said, “That looks good. It looks like the most unhealthy thing you’ll ever eat.” I agree, but I say it’s fun to indulge on occasion. Thanks for sharing this recipe! I can’t wait to try it. (And I’m sure my son can’t either.)
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Laurie, that is too funny! Why do our eyes always go for the sugar?! Mine do, for sure!
OOh, I love everything about these. Mint. Cookies. Cheesecake. YUM!!!!!
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adorable? delicious? easy? MINT?! hi I need like 33 of these right now, k thanks.
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I can’t get over these Gloria! They are perfect!! And everything I love in a dessert π I love your new marble background (or new that I’ve seen!)
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Thanks, Chelsea! But, you wouldn’t believe it… it’s not marble, it’s the underside of a pan. Pretty tricky, right?! Hope you’re enjoying your Wednesday! π
Shut the front door! I am totally obsessed with Andes Mint Candies. Could probably eat them all day every day. Its like you made this recipe specifically for me.
Its sounds so rich and decadent with all the chocolate, cream cheese, and then sweetened condensed milk. YUM! {errr… no I’m a healthy food blog… your recipes are just one big temptation for me!} Pinned!
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I’ve got your back with all the sugar stuff and you have mine for all the stuff I *should* be eating!
All of those minty layers are calling my name! I see the Andes mints poking out – so yumm!
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These look amazing Gloria! I can only imagine how delicious the mint would be with cheesecake. Yum!
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Wow! These look sooo good Gloria! They are a perfect weekend treat and I just love mint and chocolate together, plus cheesecake- wow! I can’t wait to try these! Yum:)
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Holy mint cheesecake cookie bars! These look amazing, Gloria! Beautiful photos, too.
Is it ok if I eat all of them? π
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Gloria, these bars look outrageous! I love chocolate mint treats too, and cheesecake! So many favorites in one dessert!
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These look so yum with the crust and your pictures are beautiful!! Thank you for sharing them. Pinned!! π
Marti
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These bars look lovely! I never thought of combining these flavors but I think this will come out really good.
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You have totally stolen the key to my heart with these bars Gloria, they look amazing! They sound perfect with everything I love in here – mint, chocolate, cream cheese and cookies? I’ll take the whole batch – yum!
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Gloria – these bars look heavenly π
I never tired cheesecake with mint flavor – and it sounds to me soooo good π
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Winnie, it’s a very mild mint taste because of the mint chocolate surrounding it… you’ll love it! π
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