Cream Cheese and Walnut Cookie Bars

I was flipping through my mom's cook book, Still Life with Menu by Mollie Katzen, and came across this recipe. It sounded so peculiar that i had to try it out. The cookies were delicious, but had a drier consistency than i had anticipated. They are definitely not the melt-in-your-mouth kind of treat, but delightful just the same. They went nicely with a warm cup of Chai tea!

Recipe by Molly Katzen: Still Life with Menu

Ingredients:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup softened cream cheese
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup ground walnuts
1/2 tsp cinnamon

what to do:
1. In a mixer, cream together butter, sugar and cream cheese until light and fluffy
2. Add in the egg and continue mixing
3. Mix in the remaining ingredients
4. Measure a piece of aluminum foil to 10x13, and place dough in the middle
5. Wrap the dough with one side of foil, and roll dough over to the other side to create a log
6. Tuck sides in, and either refrigerate for a couple hours, or put in the freeze for 30-40 mins
7. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
8. Slice the frozen dough into 1/8" slices and place on cookie sheet
9. Bake for 12-15 mins

I would like to try this recipe out again, but slicing the cookies thinner than i did in the picture, and also trying it out with a sweet flavored cream cheese like hazelnut.