Cheesecake Bars
Submitted By Melody Schwefer
Ingredients
5 tablespoons softened butter
1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 (8 oz.) softened cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk (not skimmed)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Cream the 5 tablespoons of softened butter with 1/3 cup of brown sugar in a small mix master bowl.
Add 1 cup flour and 1/2 cup nuts and mix well. Pour off all but 1 cup of this crumbly mixture into an 8
inch square baking pan. Press evenly into the bottom of the pan to form a crust. Save the remaining 1
cup for the topping. Bake the crust at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden in color.
In another mixing bowl, blend thoroughly, 1 package of cream cheese with the 1/2 cup of sugar. Beat in
1 egg, 2 tablespoons of milk, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla.
Distribute this mixture evenly over the now baked crust, and over the mixture, sprinkle the remaining 1
cup of the crumbly mixture you saved.
Bake for 25 minutes (still at 350 degrees). Cool, then chill before cutting into squares.