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Southern Chess Bars

Southern Chess Bars are a delicious dessert easily made with cake mix!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Southern Chess Bars
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 345 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 18.25 ounce package yellow cake mix
  • 1 cup melted butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 8 ounce packages cream cheese
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 eggs

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
  2. Mix together the cake mix, melted butter and the egg. Stir in the chopped pecans. Press mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with the confectioners' sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time until blended.
  4. Pour cream cheese mixture over crust. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
  5. Cool in the pan, then cut into squares before serving.