Southern Chess Squares
Southern Chess Squares are so buttery and good! Make a great potluck dessert.
Servings: 18
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Filling
- 16 ounces cream cheese softened
- 16 ounces powdered sugar
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13-inch pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, melted butter and egg until mixed well. You can do this by hand or with a mixer. Stir in pecans.
- Press mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Pour filling over crust.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until filling is set.
- Cool before cutting into squares.
Notes
If you don't like pecans, you can omit them or substitute with walnuts.
Leftovers should be refrigerated.
Nutrition
Calories: 417kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 265mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 702IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1mg