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Cream Cheese Bars

Cream Cheese Bars

Cost $10.5, save $15

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  • 25 Min
  • 36 Servings
  • $10.5

INGREDIENTS

  • Dough

    • 1 ½ cups margarine, softened
    • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
    • 1 ½ cups white sugar
    • 🥚 3 eggs
    • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
    • 🌾 3 cups all-purpose flour
    • 🧂 1 ½ teaspoons salt
    • 🍫 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
    • 1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
    • 🍒 ½ cup well-drained chopped maraschino cherries (Optional)

STEPS

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

2

Beat the margarine, cream cheese, and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the margarine mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla with the last egg.

3

Mix in the flour, salt, chocolate chips, and walnuts until just incorporated. Fold in the maraschino cherries; mixing just enough to evenly combine. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.

4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out nearly clean, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven immediately if the sides begin to pull away from the pan. Cool pan on a wire rack before cutting into bars.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

237

Calories

  • 3
    Protein
  • 24
    Carbs
  • 15
    Fats

💡 To make the recipe more budget-friendly, replace margarine with butter.Use a food processor to chop walnuts and cherries quickly.For a festive touch, garnish with powdered sugar after baking.Always use well-drained cherries to avoid excess moisture.