German Chocolate Cheesecake Cookie Bars

These are so gosh dang delicious. I think y'all need to hurry over to my house, sit a spell, and enjoy a big old slice. Okay... I reckon y'all need directions. So go to ol lady Compton's old house and make a right, take the pond road for a while, then turn left where Bubba's pet pig Bessie got mashed by the semi, then keep on driving to the big rock, go south a piece (if you get to the fork you have gone too far) there will be a dirt road you cant see and it will be the house over yonder. I'll be waitin for ya...

Ingredients:
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 (18.25-ounce) package German chocolate cake mix
4 large eggs, divided
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange chopped pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until toasted and fragrant. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.

2. Stir together cake mix, 1 egg, butter, and toasted pecan; press mixture into bottom of a lightly greased 13-x9-inch pan.

3. Beat sugar, cream cheese, and remaining 3 eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour powdered sugar mixture over batter in pan, spreading to edges.

4. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour. Let cool 1 hour or until completely cool. Cut cake into 2-1/2 to 3-inch squares.





German Chocolate Cheesecake