Clarion County Recipe of the Day: Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Bars

J.C. Taggart

J.C. Taggart

Published June 18, 2020 4:02 am
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These chocolaty bars make a quick dessert for your next outing!

Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Bars

Ingredients

1 — regular size package German chocolate cake mix
1/3 cup canola oil
1 large egg

Filling:

1 — 8 oz. package reduced-fat cream cheese
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

~Preheat oven to 350°. Combine cake mix, oil and egg; mix until blended. Reserve one cup mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture into a 13×9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake until set, 10 to 12 minutes.

~For filling, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg. Spread over crust. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and reserved topping.

~Bake until set, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.

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