Cheesecake Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 5 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 spray an 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray, such as pam.
• 3 for crust and topping, cream butter and brown sugar; add flour and mix.
• 4 stir in pecans.
• 5 set aside 1 cup of mixture for topping.
• 6 press remaining mixture into baking pan.
• 7 bake for 12-15 minutes.
• 8 in a mixing bowl, blend granulated sugar and cream cheese until smooth.
• 9 add egg, milk, lemon juice and vanilla extract; beat well.
• 10 spread cream cheese mixture over crust and sprinkle with reserved topping.
• 11 return to oven and bake 25 minutes more.
• 12 cool, then chill and cut into triangles or squares.
• 13 keep refrigerated.
• 14 ~note~recipe can be doubled and baked in a 9x13-inch pan.