Chewy Orange Cream Cheese Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons orange extract
• 1 teaspoon orange zest, grated
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 lb powdered sugar, use 3/4 of the box (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons orange zest, grated
• 2 tablespoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 13x9" pan very well.
• 3 stir together flour, granulated sugar and salt in a large bowl.
• 4 add butter, eggs, orange extract and orange zest.
• 5 using an electric mixer, beat until well blended.
• 6 pour batter into a prepared pan and bake for 30 min or until light golden brown and set.
• 7 remove from oven and cool.
• 8 spread frosting over completely cooled bars.
• 9 orange cream cheese frosting:.
• 10 in a large mixing bowl, whip butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer.
• 11 gradually beat in the powdered sugar until it is all combined and smooth.
• 12 beat in the orange zest and juice. i usually don't use all the frosting, just use as much as you like.
• 13 spread over bars.