Chocolate Fruit and Cheese Bars

Rich cookie bars, that will leave you craving for more. Use any flavor fruit pie filling, they're all good!

• Calories: 326 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 egg, beaten
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, combine the crumbs, flour, 1/2 cup of the sugar, cocoa, baking soda and cinnamon. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture. Press the remaining mixture into the prepared pan and set aside.

Step 3

In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, egg and vanilla together until smooth. Stir in the pie filling and spread over the top of the crust. Sprinkle with the remaining crumb mixture and gently pat down. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes.