Cookie Cheese Bars

1 tube (18 oz.) refrigerated cookie dough
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the cookie dough in half. Spray a 9" square baking pan with non-stick spray. Press half of the cookie dough evenly into the bottom of the pan. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and egg until creamy. Spread over the crust. Sprinkle with nuts. Crumble the other half of the dough over mixture. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool and cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

Changes - the flavor will change with the flavor of the cookie dough... sugar, chocolate, chocolate chips, peanut butter, etc. If you use peanut butter you might want to try chopped peanuts. You can also use my favorite - coconut instead of nuts.