Northern Light Bars

An Alaska homemaker won top prize with these buttery bars with the cream cheese filling.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 16 squares

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1⁄3 cup regular margarine
• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1  cup  sifted all-purpose white flour
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped walnuts
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1  egg
• 2  tablespoons milk
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add flour and walnuts; mix well. RESERVE 3/4 cup mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture into greased 8 inch square baking pan. Bake in 350°F oven 12 to 15 minutes.
2. Beat together sugar and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in egg, milk, lemon juice and vanilla; mix well. Spread over baked crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
3. Bake in 350°F oven 25 minutes or until done. Cool in pan on rack. Cut in 2 inch squares. Makes 16 squares.
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