Gingerbread Cheesecake Bars - Ohio Eggs

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks; 220g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup (200g) light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup (170g) unsulphured molasses
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups (281g) all purpose flour, gluten-free if needed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 4 (8-ounces) packages full fat block cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
• 1 cup (200 grams) light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup (114 grams) sour cream, room temperature
• 6 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt