Chocolate Cheesecake Bars
Recipe from Taste of the South

Chocolate Cheesecake Bars


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Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 24 (2-inch) squares
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Ingredients
 
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Crust:
  • 2  cups  all-purpose flourOn Sale
  • 1  cup  sugarOn Sale
  • 1/3  cup  unsweetened cocoa powderOn Sale
  • 1  teaspoon  baking powderOn Sale
  • 1  cup  butter, softenedOn Sale
  • 1  large  eggOn Sale
Filling:
  • 1    (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softenedOn Sale
  • 2  large  eggsOn Sale
  • 1  teaspoon  vanilla extractOn Sale
  • 1    (16-ounce) package powdered sugarOn Sale
  • 1/2  cup  semi-sweet chocolate morselsOn Sale
  • 2  tablespoons  butterOn Sale

Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, and baking powder. Add 1 cup butter and 1 egg, stirring until combined.
3.
Press mixture in bottom of a greased, foil-lined 9-x-13-x-2-inch baking pan; set aside.
4.
In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, 2 eggs, and vanilla. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating well. Pour over crust, spreading evenly.
5.
In a microwave safe bowl, combine chocolate morsels and 2 tablespoons butter. Microwave on high (100% power) for 1 minute, stirring until chocolate is melted.
6.
Drop spoonfuls of melted chocolate over cream-cheese mixture. Pull a knife randomly through batter in wide curves; turn pan and repeat for a swirl effect.
7.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool. Remove from pan by lifting foil. Peel back foil and cut into squares to serve.

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