Gooey Bars (aka Cream Cheese Bars)

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Gooey Bars (aka Cream Cheese Bars)

I have no idea what these bars should actually be called or where this recipe really came from… It’s likely to have come on the back of a cream cheese box for all I know. (Actually, Google helped me to find this recipe which is the same). This is another recipe that my family loves. My sisters practically know this recipe by heart. Similar to the “best dang thing ever bars”, my sisters also prefer to underbake these bars, hence the name gooey bars. I tend to like my bars fully cooked so they hold their shape better. If you prefer an even gooier texture, take these out of the oven a couple minutes early.

I know some of you will shudder at the thought of using a box cake mix. I agree that in general, I would much rather make a cake/cookie/brownie from scratch. For starters, it’s a lot more fun as a baker to measure everything out and follow a recipe that has more than two steps. Not to mention knowing exactly what is in your food (and being able to pronounce it all!) I do however believe that boxed cake mix has a time and a place. One of those places being in this bar.

These bars taste almost like a cheesecake with a great chewy shortbread crust. Everyone that tried one really enjoyed them and Hubby ate an embarassingly large number of these bars.

Gooey Bars

Yield: 30

Ingredients:

1 box yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 eggs
1 pound powdered sugar
1 8-oz package cream cheese

Directions:

Mix cake mix, margarine & 1 egg with fork. Press into bottom of greased 9 x 13 pan, set aside.

Beat powdered sugar, cream cheese and 2 eggs for 4 or 5 minutes. Pour over cake mixture.

Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

Recipe from my step mom

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27 comments »

8 Responses to “Chocolate chip cookie bars”

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Ingrid — June 25, 2009 at 4:05 pm

I’m totally with you on liking bars over cookies! MUCH easier.
~ingrid
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Kerstin — June 25, 2009 at 10:03 pm

I’m a huge fan of bar cookies, in fact, I rarely make regular ones! They look great!
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Hanaâ — June 26, 2009 at 8:00 pm

I’m with you on the bar thing vs cookies. They look great. I’ve never tried these before. How would you say these choc chip bars are different from blondies?
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Joelen — June 26, 2009 at 8:07 pm

I’m a total sucker for chocolate chip cookies and these in bar form look awesome!
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Melissa — June 27, 2009 at 11:18 pm

Those look delicious! They would make the perfect midnight snack with a glass of milk. 🙂
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oneordinaryday — June 28, 2009 at 11:26 pm

Mmm. Looks good to me too!
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Mermaid Sweets — June 29, 2009 at 2:40 am

I love bars too, same reasons. Sorry I have been MIA, I have been so busy, but it has made me feel so bad not to have time to comment. Happy Birthday, hope the kitchen is going well.
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MunchkinMama — October 15, 2010 at 2:38 am

I found these while surfing around the other day. Made them and LOVED them. Then had a little panic attack when I couldnt find your site. (Do you realize just how many options you get from chocolate chip cookie bars?)
Anyways, thanks so much! 😀