Categories: Cookies, Dessert, Paula Deen

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• Filling:
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon almond extract
• fresh berries, and
• mint leaf, for garnish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Combine flour, brown sugar, pecans, and butter in bowl.

3. Press dough into an ungreased (*grease pan as bars tend to stick if you do not) 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan.

4. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

5. For filling, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar together in a bowl until smooth, using a handheld electric mixer; add eggs and extract; beat well. Pour over crust.

6. Bake for 20 minutes.

7. Cool completely.

8. Cut into squares before serving.

9. Decorate tops with berries and mint leaves.

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