Chewy Squares

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• shortening
• flour
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) classic yellow cake mix (duncan hines works best do not use the mix with pudding)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup real butter, softened (no substitute)
• 1 (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar (can reserve 3-4 tablespoons for dusting)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees. prepare a 9"x13" baking pan by greasing with shortening and dusting with flour; set aside.
• 2 place the cake mix, egg and softened stick of butter in a food processor. process until thoroughly mixed, about a minute. mixture will be crumbly then will form into a dough.
• 3 scoop mixture into the prepared pan and press evenly. (i place a piece of plastic wrap over and press with my hand.).
• 4 no need to clean the processor's bowl. to the emptied food processor bowl, place the softened cream cheese, 2 eggs and confections' sugar (hold out a couple of tablespoons if using for dusting). start pulsing then process until smooth; about a minute. pour mixture over the cake layer, spreading evenly.
• 5 bake 300 degress for approximatley 1 hour or until golden brown. cool completely. dust (best done using a sieve) with remaining confections sugar, if desired. cut into squares.