Its Chocolate Chip Bars...Its Cheesecake...No Its Both

My husband LOVES his cheesecake.  Ewww...I cannot stand the stuff.  However this recipe made me want to dig right in (but restrained because I did not want to get "glutened"). It smelled and looked delicious.

Chocolate Chip Cheese Cake Bars
adapted from: http://dinnersdishesanddesserts.com/chocolate-chip-cheesecake-cookie-bars/

Cookie Layer
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
1 t vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cup flour
1 t salt
1 t baking soda
1 (12 oz bag) chocolate chips)

Cheese Cake Layer
1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 t vanilla

Cream together butter, shortening and sugars. Add vanilla and eggs.  Slowly incorporate flour, salt and soda. Stir until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Spread 3/4 of the batter into a greased 9x13pan.
In a mixing bowl cream together cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla until cream and smooth. Pour over cookie dough. Dot with remaining cookie dough.
Bake at 350 for 35-45minutes.  Store in the fridge.