Cream Cheese Bar Cookies

By LadyRev-2

Ingredients

• Cream Cheese Topping:
• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 4 eggs
• 16-oz pkg brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• Cream Cheese Topping (see below)
• 8-oz pkg cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 16-oz pkg powdered sugar

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine 2 cups flour, butter, 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch with a pastry blender of 2 forks until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press mixture evenly into an ungresased jelly-roll pan; bake for 18 minutes.

Beat eggs, brown sugar, remaining 1/4 cup flour, baking powder and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended; stir in walnuts and coconut. Spread on top of crust.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack; spread with Cream cheese Topping and bake 30 more minutes or until set. Cut into bars. Makes 3-1/2 to 4 dozen.



Cream cheese topping:

Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until blended. Makes 3-1/2 cups.