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French Apricot Cream Cheese Bars




Source of Recipe


suzy@bestweb.net


List of Ingredients




CRUST
1 package French Vanilla Cake Mix
1/3 cup butter or margarine, unsalted
1 large Egg

FILLING
1 package cream cheese (8 oz) softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 large Egg
1 jar apricot preserves (12 oz) *see note

Recipe



Preheat oven to 350°. Generously grease 13x9" pan. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, butter and egg; Mix only until crumbly. Gently spoon 1 1/2 cup of the crumbled mixture into a mixing cup; set aside for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture on the bottom of the greased pan. Bake at 350 F. for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a smaller mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg; beat until smooth. Set aside. Spread preserves evenly over hot crust. Then spread cream cheese mixture evenly over preserves. Sprinkle reserved topping mixture over cream cheese. Bake at 350 F. for an additional 30 minutes or until topping is light golden brown. Cool to room temperature, then chill until serving. Store in refrigerator.

NOTES:
* Suzy used Bing Cherry Preserves ....said they were delicious.

The dough must be crumbly. I had to add a bit more flour to the reserved 1 1/2 cups to get the proper consistency as I mixed it beyond the crumbly stage and a smooth dough started to form. You don't want balls of dough, but lumpy CRUMBS!