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Strawberry Cream Cheese Bars

Strawberry Cream Cheese Bars
A creamy and delicious cream cheese bar cookies topped with strawberries.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Serving Size 12 servings

Equipment

  • mixer

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 8 ounces Cream cheese softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 4½ cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ cup strawberry jam I love using the squeeze jam for this

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350° degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick spray.
  • In your mixer, add the butter and cream cheese. Mix until just combined.
  • Add the sugar. Mix on medium high for 5 minutes.
    butter, cream cheese, and sugar
  • It will be light and creamy.
    Creamed butter, cream cheese, and sugar.
  • Add the vanilla.
    adding vanilla
  • And the eggs, mix on low until combined.
    adding the eggs
  • Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix until combined.
    Adding the dry ingredients
  • Spread the cookie batter into the sprayed 9x13 pan.
    Cream Cheese cookie batter in pan.
  • Squeeze or spoon the strawberry jam into a swirling "S" pattern on top of the batter.
    strawberry jam on top.
  • Use a butter knife and swirl the strawberry jam into the batter.
    Strawberry jam swirled.
  • Bake at 350° for 40 minutes, until the edges start to brown.
  • Let cool about 30 minutes before serving. It is delicious cold too.