60 cream cheese brownie recipes

Low-fat cheesy potatoes are the classic hash brown casserole, lightened up with reduced-fat soup, cheddar, and sour cream. Creamy, comforting, and crowned with a crunchy crushed-cereal topping.

This co-winner in the filled-cookie category from Gerry Cofta of Milwaukee has a great, rich flavor in the filling.

Cheesecake cookie bars with a buttery brown sugar shortbread crust, tangy cream cheese filling, and a crumbly streusel topping. Cut into squares for easy serving.

Halloween mini pumpkin cupcakes are tender pumpkin spice bites topped with cream cheese frosting tinted orange, black, and white. Decorate with candy and sugar crystals for spooky kid-friendly party treats.

Low-fat raspberry cheesecake with a buttery walnut crust, fluffy marshmallow filling, and jewel-toned berry glaze that cuts back on guilt without sacrificing creamy indulgence.

Cherry cheesecake muffins with a cream cheese and cherry jam filling hidden inside brown sugar batter with orange zest. Topped with chopped pecans.

Layered pumpkin walnut pie hides a buttery brown-sugar walnut praline beneath a creamy, cream-cheese-rich pumpkin custard in a shortbread crust, crowned with baked pastry leaves. A Thanksgiving showpiece.

Marbled pumpkin cheesecake swirls chocolate-pumpkin batter over plain pumpkin filling on a graham crust scattered with chocolate morsels. A Thanksgiving showstopper that earns its place at the dessert table.

Taffy apple pizza on a giant sugar cookie crust topped with peanut butter cream cheese, sliced Granny Smith apples, caramel drizzle, and chopped peanuts. A party-size dessert.

Mexican-style bread pudding (capirotada) with orange juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins, Monterey Jack cheese, and toasted almonds. A sweet-savory dessert tradition.

Tropical mango-pineapple-lime cheesecake on a gingersnap and macadamia nut crust with crystallized ginger, topped with fresh mango, kiwi, and pineapple slices.

Layered oatmeal bars with a buttery cinnamon-butterscotch crumble, tangy cream cheese filling, and a golden crumb topping. Cut into squares for a crowd-pleasing treat.

Yeasted cinnamon buns with a brown sugar swirl, tangy cream cheese filling pressed into each center, and a sweet vanilla glaze drizzled on top. Bakery-level from scratch.

Soft cream cheese cookies studded with pecans and swirled with apricot preserves, topped with matching apricot frosting and coconut for pillowy sweetness.

Fudgy cookies loaded with melted chocolate, cream cheese, oats, and nuts get chilled then baked until centers stay moist for brownie-textured treats.

Rugelach roll flaky cream cheese dough around apricot preserves, cinnamon-brown-sugar, walnuts, and raisins into bite-sized crescents. A classic Jewish bakery cookie for Hanukkah and Christmas alike.