The Devil's Own Dessert

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup mini chocolate chip
• 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f and grease 13x9x2 inch pan.
• 2 for base:.
• 3 combine sugar and margarine in large bowl. beat at medium speed of electric mixer until creamy.
• 4 beat in 1 egg, milk and 1 tablespoon vanilla.
• 5 combine flour, salt and baking soda.
• 6 add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed.
• 7 stir in chocolate chips and nuts with spoon.
• 8 spread half of dough in greased pan.
• 9 bake for 8 minutes.
• 10 for filling:.
• 11 combine cream cheese, 2eggs, granulated sugar and vanilla in medium bowl.
• 12 beat at medium speed of electric mixer until smooth.
• 13 pour over hot crust.
• 14 roll remaining dough into 13x9 inch rectangle between sheets of waxed paper.
• 15 remove top sheet and flip dough over onto filling. remove waxed paper.
• 16 bake for 40 minutes or until top is set and light golden brown.
• 17 cool to room temperature.
• 18 cut into bars about 2 x 1 3/4 inches.
• 19 refrigerate.