Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 3 large eggs
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°; position oven rack in middle of oven.
• 2 spray the bottom only of a 13x9 inch metal baking pan with nonstick spray.
• 3 reserve 1 cup cake mix; set aside.
• 4 in a bowl add the remaining cake mix, 1 egg, and melted butter; blend with an electric mixer on medium speed until all dry ingredients are moistened; press mixture into prepared pan; bake 10 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, in another bowl, beat the reserved cake mix, remaining 2 eggs, cream cheese, and sour cream with an electric mixer on medium speed until blended and smooth; fold in chocolate chips.
• 6 spread cream cheese mixture over crust.
• 7 bake 30-35 minutes or until just barely set; transfer to wire rack and cool completely.
• 8 refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving; cut into bars.