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Orange Juice Cake

Orange Juice Cake

HOLD OFF starting your New Year’s resolutions today!  Yes, I said it!  You deserve one more holiday treat, and it’s called Orange Juice cake.  A definite family favorite, I believe I could bake this cake with my eyes closed. The most requested recipe I have, […]

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White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge

White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge

I’ve never been successful with traditional fudge making recipes.  The “soft ball stage” is completely foreign to me, and the candy thermometer……..you sure that’s not used to check for fever in a large animal?  When I was in the fifth grade, my best friend Robin’s […]

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Chess Bars

Chess Bars

IMG_4670Ok, let me apologize ahead of time for the explosion of carbs and sugar, but I can’t keep this recipe from you a minute longer.  Just in time for holiday baking, you’re going to love chess bars.  I’ve baked these chess bars forever, so long, the page is worn thin and speckled with batter.  Years ago, the women of our church created a cookbook that contained many of my favorite recipes, several submitted by my sweet grandmother.chess bars#3

Chess bars contain only six ingredients, but don’t let that fool you.  Trust me on this, they are crazy good.chess bars#2

Sweet and buttery, much like chess pie, only in a bar/cookie, kind of like a neat little hand held piece of pie. Did I mention they are sweet and buttery?  Just wanted to make sure you’re paying attention!  chess barsMy biggest challenge was to find a BOX of powdered sugar, the majority sold in 2 pound bags.  I ran across some of the 1 pound boxes at Big Lots the other day, causing me to daydream about this yummy confection. So, you can see why I just couldn’t keep these from you any longer.  Perfect for a Christmas cookie exchange or pot luck dinner, you can whip these up in no time.

Chess Bars

Ingredients

1 yellow cake mix

1 stick butter, melted

4 eggs

8 ounce package cream cheese, softened

1 box (1 pound) powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Combine cake mix, melted butter and 1 egg.   Press in a 9 x 13 buttered (or nonstick spray) pan.
  3. Beat remaining ingredients until smooth and poor on top of crust.
  4. Bake 35 minutes, cool and cut into squares.

*If you’re unable to find 1 pound box of powdered sugar, just use half the bag.

 

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