Easy Cheesecake Bars

Name: Easy Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 3 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese, softened; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 3 large eggs; 1/3 cup sour cream; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 (15.5-oz.) container ready-to-spread chocolate frosting (optional); Garnish: fresh raspberries

10 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1/3 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (15.5-oz.) container ready-to-spread chocolate frosting (optional)
Garnish: fresh raspberries

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°. Beat first 3 ingredients at medium-low speed with an electric mixer until combined. Increase speed to medium, and beat until well blended and crumbly. Pat mixture into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch pan. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
2

Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating at low speed just until blended after each addition. Add sour cream and vanilla, beating just until blended. Pour over baked crust.
3

Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until set. Cool completely on a wire rack (about 1 hour). Cover and chill 4 to 24 hours; cut into bars.
4

If desired, spoon frosting into a zip-top plastic freezer bag. (Do not seal.) Snip 1 corner of bag to make a small hole. Pipe a frosting monogram on each bar. Garnish, if desired.