These unicorn bars are a delicious mix between sugar cookies and cheesecake — and they are decorated to give them a magical unicorn look.
After sharing recipes for unicorn cheesecake, unicorn popcorn, unicorn bread, and unicorn cookies, we are back with another delicious unicorn recipe for you all!
Unicorn Cheesecake Bars
And oh my goodness — these bars are absolutely amazing.
Like our funetti cookie bars, these are the kind of dessert that actually looks as magical as it tastes.
If you love all things magical, you are going to love these bars.
Not only are they colorful and covered in sprinkles, but they’re a mixture between sugar cookies and cheesecake! With a combo like that, how could you go wrong?
If you enjoy these bars, I bet that you would also love our cookie dough mini cheesecakes!
Whether you make them for your unicorn party — or just because — you are going to love this fun and colorful dessert!
Be sure to check out these 21+ magical unicorn food ideas for more unicorn recipe inspiration!
Unicorn Cheesecake Bars
These unicorn cheesecake bars are a delicious mix between sugar cookies and cheesecake -- decorated to give a magical unicorn look.
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Dough:
- 1 ¾ cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup nonpareils*
Bars:
- 3-8oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- purple, pink, and blue gel food color(https://amzn.to/2Cyupzs)
- nonpareils*
Instructions
Sugar cookie dough
- Mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- In a separate bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Mix in egg and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until dough forms.
- Add about ¼ cup nonpareils and mix into the dough.
Bars
- Preheat oven to 350. Line a 9 x 13 baking dish with parchment paper.
- Press ¾ of the cookie dough into the bottom of the baking dish in an even layer. Set aside remaining ¼ dough for step X.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until well blended.
- Add eggs, one at a time and beating until combined before adding the next egg.
- Stir in sour cream and vanilla. Mix until combined.
- Divide batter into 3 bowls. Add a few drops of food coloring gel into each bowl and mix well to combine.
- Using a tablespoon, drop the batter on top of the cookie dough layer, alternating colors.
- Crumble the remaining cookie dough on top. Finally, sprinkle with more nonpareils.
- Bake 70 minutes. When timer goes off, turn off the oven and crack open the oven door. Allow to cool in the oven for 1 hour.
- Transfer bars to refrigerator and allow to cool for a few more hours (or overnight) before serving.
Notes
We used a mixture of light green, light blue, hot pink, yellow, purple, and orange nonpareils but you can use rainbow nonpareils or even these awesome unicorn sprinkles.
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I am not much of a cookie Baker, but my question is : if separating eggs , which part is
used (whites or yolks) added to each step ? Wish to make for my granddaughter’s b-day! She will lo LOVE these!
Hi Donna!
You will add the eggs one at a time (entire egg, yolk + whites together), beating after each to mix well.
I shouldn’t have added the word “separated” after eggs in the ingredient list, that is rather confusing! I just meant that you will add them one at a time. I will update the recipe now to make it clearer 🙂
I hope your granddaughter enjoys these unicorn bars and has a great birthday!
Pan size???????
9 x 13
Can these be put in the freezer
I haven’t tried freezing them myself but they should be fine in the freezer.