Recipe: Rich N' Buttery Bars (using cake mix and cream cheese)

RICH N' BUTTERY BARS

1/2 cup cold butter or margarine
1 (18.25 oz) pkg yellow cake mix
1 egg, beaten
FOR THE FILLING:
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
2 cup confectioner's sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
additional confectioner's sugar (for topping)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

In a bowl, cut butter into cake mix until crumbly. Add egg and mix well. Press into prepared pan.

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread evenly over the crust.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees F; bake 10 minutes longer.

Dust with additional confectioner's sugar while warm. Cool to room temperature before cutting.

Servings: 48
Source: Quick Cooking, July/August 1998