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 »

12 Responses to “Vegan Sugar Free Chocolate Rum Cookies”

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Alison @ Ingredients, Inc. — January 27, 2011 at 6:13 pm

I can’t wait to try these! I hope you’re doing well!
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Katie — January 27, 2011 at 9:33 pm

Vegan cookies huh? And sugar-free? Wow, they look good!
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Cara — January 28, 2011 at 1:18 am

like truffles or fudge, huh? I’ll take one!
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Cara — January 28, 2011 at 1:19 am

or 5 🙂
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Evan @swEEts — January 28, 2011 at 1:50 am

I love cookie exchanges too! I actually participated in Steph’s exchange too 🙂 These cookies sound delicious and if they’re vegan they’re supposed to be healthy right??
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Stephchows — January 28, 2011 at 6:01 pm

ooo these sound amazing for the exchange! Sorry it was a challenge to find a recipe but I’m so glad you found one you liked!!
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Cursuri cosmetica — February 1, 2011 at 11:16 am

These cookies look amazing. I mean they contain chocolate, rum, plus they are sugar-free. This is the perfect dessert. Thanks for sharing.
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Eliana — February 1, 2011 at 4:33 pm

WOW – this cookie could not look more delicious 🙂
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Debra A Rogers — July 19, 2013 at 9:34 am

How are these sugar free with maple syurp in them that has lots of sugar
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Nichole Spence — December 13, 2013 at 2:52 am
How many cookies does this make in one batch?
- beantownbaker — December 17th, 2013 @ 10:56 am
  
  If I remember correctly, it made ~2 dozen cookies.
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seafood in perdido key — July 15, 2020 at 5:00 am

Normally, I don’t like Oreo flavor. But this cake make me hungry.