Cherry Chip Cheesecake Bars

By srumbel

I'm so honored and thrilled to be able to share with you my prize winnings from a recent dessert contest online at The Book Club Network
I will share the winning recipe at the bottom of this post. One of my all-time favesCherry Chip Cheesecake Bars.
from thebetterbaker.com

Ingredients

• 1-18 oz. pkg. cherry chip cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 - 8 ozs. pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 1 - 16 oz. tub cherry ready-to-spread frosting
• 3 eggs

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Beat cake mix (dry) and butter in large bowl on low speed until crumbly; reserve 1 cup. Press remaining crumb mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 9" X 13" X 2" baking pan. Beat cream cheese and frosting in bowl together on medium speed until smooth. Beat in eggs and blend well. Pour over crust - sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Bake about 45 minutes or until set; cool completely. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Cut into bars (or small squares as they are rich) - refrigerate any leftovers.

(My daughter-in-love, Kym, has made this recipe using cream cheese frosting and it was wonderful too!)