No-Name Bars

By AzWench

There's an old saying that you can never have too much chocolate. Well, for me, you can never have too much cream cheese! I call these No-Name Bars because they're really too good for words. You can top these cheesecake-like squares with any fruit you want (or even chocolate sauce)! I like to serve mine topped with fresh cooked cherries.

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, melted
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Filling:
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, at room temperature
• 2 large eggs
• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13 X 9-inch baking dish.

To make the crust: Mix the melted butter and granulated sugar together in a medium bowl. In another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Stir in the vanilla. Spread the mixture into bottom of the baking dish.

To make the filling: Beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the eggs and mix until combined. Stir in the melted butter and vanilla. Stir in the powdered sugar. Spread the mixture on top of the crust.

Bake until set, about 38 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before cutting into squares.