Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

Here's a yummy holiday bar from my mother's recipe collection that my family and friends just love! The delicious butter crust makes it special. It goes very nicely on a Thanksgiving dessert buffet table (if you have room for dessert)!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 294 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup chopped pecans
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package butter cake mix
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat cake mix, butter, and 1 egg together in a bowl using an electric mixer on low speed until mixture is crumbly; stir in pecans. Press mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until crust is set, 5 to 8 minutes.

Step 4

Beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, 1 egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Stir cranberry sauce and nutmeg together in a separate bowl. Carefully spread cream cheese mixture onto crust. Spoon cranberry sauce mixture in 3 rows lengthwise over cream cheese mixture. Pull a knife through cranberry sauce mixture into cream cheese mixture to form swirls.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cream cheese mixture is set, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.