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Southern Chess Squares
Southern Chess Squares are so buttery and good! Make a great potluck dessert.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Southern
Keyword
Chess Pie Bars
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
45
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
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:
406
kcal