Gina Marie Blondies

Crust ingredients

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

12 ounces Graziers unsalted butter (softened)

1 1/2 cups light brown sugar

2 large eggs

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Mixture

8 ounces Gina Marie cream cheese (softened)

3 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 large egg yolk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
Whisk together flour,baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
Beat softened butter together with sugar.
Add in eggs and vanilla. Continue to beat.
Add small amounts of flour mixture at a time while beating until batter forms.
Scrape the batter with a rubber spatula into the baking pan. Smooth out evenly.
Beat softened Gina Marie cream cheese with sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Add egg yolks,flour and vanilla. Continue beating for 1 minute.
Pour cream cheese mixture on the crust batter.
Bake for 30-35 minutes until lightly browned on top. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

45 min

Serves: 12 bars

Crust ingredients

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

12 ounces Graziers unsalted butter (softened)

1 1/2 cups light brown sugar

2 large eggs

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Mixture

8 ounces Gina Marie cream cheese (softened)

3 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 large egg yolk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
Whisk together flour,baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
Beat softened butter together with sugar.
Add in eggs and vanilla. Continue to beat.
Add small amounts of flour mixture at a time while beating until batter forms.
Scrape the batter with a rubber spatula into the baking pan. Smooth out evenly.
Beat softened Gina Marie cream cheese with sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Add egg yolks,flour and vanilla. Continue beating for 1 minute.
Pour cream cheese mixture on the crust batter.
Bake for 30-35 minutes until lightly browned on top. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.