Categories: Cookies, Dessert, Paula Deen
Ingredients
- Crust:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- Filling:
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon almond extract
- fresh berries, and
- mint leaf, for garnish
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Combine flour, brown sugar, pecans, and butter in bowl.
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Press dough into an ungreased (*grease pan as bars tend to stick if you do not) 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan.
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Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
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For filling, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar together in a bowl until smooth, using a handheld electric mixer; add eggs and extract; beat well. Pour over crust.
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Bake for 20 minutes.
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Cool completely.
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Cut into squares before serving.
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Decorate tops with berries and mint leaves.