Cheese Bars

dessert

Cheese Bars — front of the card
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Cheese Bars — back of the card
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15 min active · 50 min total (times estimated)

Ingredients

Crust / Crumble Topping

  • 1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup oil

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

Crust / Crumble Topping

  1. Combine the cake mix, 1 egg, and 1/3 cup oil. Mix together until crumbly.
  2. Reserve 1 cup of the crumble mixture and set aside.
  3. Press the remaining crumble mixture into an ungreased 13×9-inch pan, pressing lightly to form an even layer.
  4. Bake the crust for 15 minutes at 350°F.

Cream Cheese Filling

  1. While the crust bakes, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, 1 egg, and lemon juice until smooth and creamy.
  2. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the hot baked crust.
  3. Sprinkle the reserved 1 cup of crumble topping over the cream cheese layer.
  1. Bake again for 15 minutes. Allow to cool before cutting into bars.