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Orange Marmalade Cream Cheese Bars
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 24
Categories:
Cookies
/
Desserts
Ingredients:
Grant,
HWWK11b
3/4
cup
Butter,
softened
3/4
cup
Sugar 1/4
teaspoon
Salt 2
cups
Flour 1 1/3
cups
Pecans, toasted,
chopped
12
ounces
Cream cheese,
softened
2
Eggs 1
teaspoon
Vanilla 1 1/2
cups
Orange marmalade
Directions:
DESCRIPTION: These make a great finale for brunch---A nutty shortbread
crust
topped with orange marmalade and cream cheese.
Preheat oven to 350. Butter a 9x13 pan. Beat together butter, sugar and
salt
until light and fluffy. Add flour 1/2 cup at a time and mix until well
blended.
Stir in 1 C of the nuts (mixture will be crumbly).
Place 1 c of mixture in small bowl and add remaining 1/3 c nuts. Set aside
for
topping. Press remaining mixture over bottom of buttered pan. Bake 15
minutes.
Cool. Beat cream cheese in large mixing bowl until smooth. Add eggs one at
a
time, beating well after each addition. STir in vanilla and 3/4 C of the
marmalade. Spread cooled cookie base with remaining 3/4 c marmalade. Pour
cream
cheese mixture over top, spreading evenly. Top with reserved nut mixture.
Bake
20-25 minutes or until center looks set. Cool to room temp in pan on rack.
Cover
and refrigerate 3 hours.
Cut into 24 squares. Refrigerate airtight up to 5 days. From "The Joy of
Cookies," formatted by Theresa Grant, HWWK11b.
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