Fig and Cream Cheese Bars

Ingredients

• 0.8 cup brown sugar packed
• 6 tablespoons butter chilled cut into small pieces
• 2 cups figs dried
• 1 large eggs 
• 6 ounces flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar divided
• 3 tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
• 2 teaspoons powdered sugar 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1 cup water 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• wire rack
• blender
• baking pan
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
3. Combine flour, brown sugar, and salt, stirring well with a whisk.
4. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press mixture firmly into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
5. Combine figs, water, and 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook 5 minutes or until figs are tender and sugar dissolves. Cool slightly.
6. Place fig mixture and juice in a blender; process until smooth. Gently spread fig mixture over prepared crust.
7. Place remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, cheese, vanilla, and egg in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth.
8. Pour over fig mixture; spread to edges.
9. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until set and lightly browned. Cool in pan on a wire rack; sprinkle with powdered sugar.