PHILADELPHIA® 3-STEP® Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup butter melted ()
• 16 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened
• 2  eggs 
• 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs 
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 0.5 tsp vanilla 

Equipment

• oven
• baking pan
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Mix crumbs and butter; press firmly onto bottom of 8- or 9-inch baking pan. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
3. Add eggs; mix just until blended.
4. Pour over crust.
5. Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool.
6. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
7. Cut into 16 bars. Store leftover bars in refrigerator.