Description
Chewy Gooey Bars are buttery layered dessert bars with a soft shortbread base, sweet jam ribbon, and creamy custard topping. Not cakey, not crumbly — perfectly gooey.
Ingredients
1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup raspberry jam
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon flour
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line pan.
2. Cream butter and sugar.
3. Mix in flour and press into pan.
4. Bake 15 minutes.
5. Spread jam over base.
6. Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, cream, flour.
7. Pour over jam.
8. Bake 30-35 minutes.
9. Cool and chill before slicing.
Notes
Do not overbake.
Chill at least 2 hours before slicing.
Store refrigerated up to 5 days.
Freeze up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: PT20M
- Cook Time: PT35M
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 265
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 75mg