Cream Cheese Bars Recipes

PEAR & CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine butter and 2/3 cup brown sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add all remaining crust ingredients; continue beating until well mixed.
• Press half of crust mixture onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 9-11 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
• Combine all pear mixture ingredients in bowl. Toss to combine and coat chopped pear; set aside.
• Combine all filling ingredients except egg in bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed. Add egg; continue beating until well mixed. Pour filling over partially baked crust. Spoon pear mixture over filling. Crumble remaining crust mixture evenly over pears; press down lightly.
• Bake 28-33 minutes or until top is golden brown and center is set. Cool completely; cut into bars. Store bars refrigerated.

CREAM CHEESE BARS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and 1 cup sugar until smooth. Stir in the egg yolk and vanilla. Unwrap one package of crescent rolls and cover the bottom of the prepared pan with the unrolled crescents, pressing the seams together to seal. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the crescents. Unwrap the second package of rolls and lay them over the top of the cream cheese layer, pressing seams together to form a solid layer. Combine the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle over the top.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top begins to brown. Cool and cut into bars.

LEMON CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat butter, 1/3 cup powdered sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Gradually beat in 1-1/2 cups flour. Stir in nuts; press onto bottom of13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 15 min.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar in medium bowl with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add remaining flour, lemon zest and juice; mix well.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over crust. Bake 30 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. powdered sugar just before cutting into bars to serve.

PHILADELPHIA 3-STEP CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine graham crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 8- or 9-inch square pan. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool.
• Refrigerate 3 hours.

CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• For the crust, cream the butter and the sugar. Add the flour and nuts. Mix will be crumbly. Reserve one cup for topping.
• Press into a 9x9 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
• For the filling, blend sugar and cream cheese until smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients. Spread over the crust, sprinkle with reserved topping, and bake at 350 degrees for 25 mintues until knife comes out clean.

CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch square baking pan with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.
• Combine butter and brown sugar in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add flour, oats and orange zest; beat at low speed until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in chocolate chips and cranberries. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture.
• Firmly press remaining crumb mixture into bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes.
• Combine cream cheese and sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed until smooth. Add whipping cream and vanilla, beat until smooth.
• Pour cream cheese mixture evenly over hot, partially baked crust. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture gently over filling. Continue baking 27-30 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool completely; cut into bars. Store refrigerated.

CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread one package of crescent roll dough across an ungreased 9 x 13 pan.
• Beat two packages of cream cheese with one cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Spread mixture over rolls.
• Spread out second package of crescent rolls and lay on top of the cream cheese mixture.
• Melt butter and spread evenly over the top.
• Mix cinnamon and 1/4 cup of sugar and sprinkle over top.
• Bake at 350° for 25 - 30 minutes until lightly browned.
• Cool completely before cutting. Serve at room temperature or chilled. Store extras in the refrigerator.

CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray 13X9 inch pan with Pam.
• Mix cake mix, 1 egg and 1 stick melted margarine.
• Press into bottom and spread a little up sides of pan.
• Topping.
• Beat remaining ingredients until smooth and creamy, about two to three minutes.
• Spread over cake mixture evenly.
• Bake until light brown, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Cool completely before cutting with a sharp knife.

CREAM CHEESE BARS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15 x 10 inch sheet pan.
• Mix together cake mix, butter or margarine, and 1 egg. Press mixture into pan.
• In a small bowl, mix together cream cheese, 2 eggs, and confectioners' sugar. Pour mixture on top of cake mixture.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool, and cut into squares.