Strawberry Cheesecake Bars

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Strawberry Cheesecake Bars

Love cheesecake? Make bars that start with an easy sugar cookie mix. Prep Time: 15 min Total Time: 3 hours 0 min Makes: 32 bars

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1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted 2 tablespoons Gold Medal all-purpose flour 1 egg 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs 3/4 cup strawberry spreadable fruit 1. Heat oven to 350F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. 2. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, flour and 1 egg until soft dough forms. Press evenly in pan. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 15 minutes. 3. In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and 2 eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Spread evenly over crust in pan. 4. Place spreadable fruit in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze spreadable fruit in 3 lines the length of the pan. Use knife to pull spread from side to side through cream cheese mixture at 1-inch intervals. Bake 25 to 30 minutes longer or until filling is set. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator. High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): In step 2, bake crust 18 to 21 minutes. In step 3, bake 30 to 35 minutes. Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker

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Special Touch Add a new shape to your cookie tray. Cut bars diagonally in half to make triangles.

Nutrition Information:

1 Bar: Calories 180 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 1g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 100mg; Total Carbohydrate22g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 16g); Protein 2g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 2% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate ; 0 Vegetable; 2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2 *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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