Cheesecake bars

Creamy and Delicious

I saw this recipe on Lynda's Recipe Box.  It sounded delish.  I did make a few changes, because I like the added richness from the sour cream and butter from a New York Cheesecake that I made recently. Like I really needed to gild the lily here.  Well, you can never have enough butter or sour cream, right? This one is definitely a keeper and I know I will be making this all the time.  Thanks Lynda:)

CHEESECAKE BARS

adapted from Lynda's Recipe Box
I doubled Lynda's original recipe and made a few more fattening changes.
Click on the link above to see her recipe.

Ingredients for crust:
2/3 cup brown sugar

2/3 cup soft butter
2 cup flour

Cream the brown sugar and butter together. Then blend in the flour until crumbly. Separate 1 cup for topping. Place the rest in a 13x9 inch spray  baking pan with spray release and press down to make crust. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Remove from oven to cool.

Ingredients for filling:
4- 8 ounce bars of cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs
8 tablespoons sour cream
1 stick butter, room temperature

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Add the eggs, milk, lemon juice and vanilla and beat well. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust and spread out evenly. Sprinkle the reserved flour mixture (topping), over the cream cheese filling. Bake at 350 degress for about 25 minutes. Cool and refrigerate. Cut into bars and enjoy!