Cream Cheese Crunchies Recipes

CREAM CHEESE CRUST

Steps:

• Pulse the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Add the butter and pulse until it is the size of peas. Add the cream cheese and pulse until it is the size of peas. Add the vinegar and 2 tablespoons ice water and pulse a few times, until the dough holds together when squeezed. Gather into a ball on a sheet of plastic wrap. Pat into a disk, wrap and chill at least 4 hours.

CREAM CHEESE CRUNCHIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine in double boiler over hot water, morsels and butter.
• Heat until melted and smooth.
• Transfer to large bowl.
• Stir in crumbs and nuts.
• Mix with a fork until mixture forms a crumbly dough.
• Reserve 2 cups mixture for topping.
• Press remaining mixture into a 15x10x1 baking pan.
• Bake at 350 for 12 minutes.
• In large bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar.
• Beat until smooth.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Blend in flour and lemon juice.
• Pour evenly over baked crust.
• Sprinkle top with reserved crumbs.
• Bake at 350F for 20 minutes.
• Cool completely.
• Cut into 2x1 inch bars.
• Chill.

CRUNCHIES

Steps:

• Boil butter or margarine and syrup together. Add soda. You should end up with a frothy mixture after soda is added. Stir in coconut, flour, sugar, and oats, and stir well. Press mixture lightly into a large baking tray.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Cool, and cut into bars.