Chewy Orange Cream Cheese Bars Recipes

CREAM CHEESE BARS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15 x 10 inch sheet pan.
• Mix together cake mix, butter or margarine, and 1 egg. Press mixture into pan.
• In a small bowl, mix together cream cheese, 2 eggs, and confectioners' sugar. Pour mixture on top of cake mixture.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool, and cut into squares.

ORANGE CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the wafer crumbs and butter. Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add the milk, eggs and vanilla; beat just until combined. Pour half over crust., Add the orange juice concentrate, orange zest, extract and food coloring to the remaining cream cheese mixture; beat until combined. Pour over first layer. , Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cutting.

CRANBERRY BLISS BARS (STARBUCKS COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (325 for a glass or dark pan). Prepare a 10x15 by lining it with parchment paper or use a non-stick spray.
• BARS: With an electric mixer, beat together softened butter and sugars 3-5 minutes until light; gently blend in eggs and orange extract (don't overbeat eggs). Add the flour, baking powder, and ginger and beat briefly. Add the cranberries and chips, stirring just until incorporated.
• Spread thick batter in prepared 10x15 pan. Bake 350 for 20-24 minutes until light brown AT EDGES and a skewer tests clean. Don't overbake or your bars will be dry. Let it cool completely. NOTE: If you use a 9x13 pan, the bars will be thicker and will take 26-28 minutes.
• FROSTING: Blend cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add orange extract and confectioners sugar and beat until frosting is fluffy and spreadable (adding 1 t. milk if needed). Spread evenly over COOLED bars.
• GARNISH: Use a zester to remove rind from an orange; sprinkle zest over frosted bars. Chop 1/3 cup Craisins coarsely; sprinkle over frosted bars.
• DRIZZLE: Mix white chocolate and oil in a glass measuring cup. Microwave 1 minute; stirring every 15 seconds until melted. Use a fork or whisk to drizzle the white chocolate diagonally across the bars.
• Allow one hour for the white chocolate to set before cutting. **To make signature Starbuck triangles, cut into 20 large squares (5 cuts by 4 cuts with the knife). Then cut each square in half diagonally to create triangles.

CREAM CHEESE BARS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and 1 cup sugar until smooth. Stir in the egg yolk and vanilla. Unwrap one package of crescent rolls and cover the bottom of the prepared pan with the unrolled crescents, pressing the seams together to seal. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the crescents. Unwrap the second package of rolls and lay them over the top of the cream cheese layer, pressing seams together to form a solid layer. Combine the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle over the top.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top begins to brown. Cool and cut into bars.

CHEWY ORANGE CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13x9" pan very well.
• Stir together flour, granulated sugar and salt in a large bowl.
• Add butter, eggs, orange extract and orange zest.
• Using an electric mixer, beat until well blended.
• Pour batter into a prepared pan and bake for 30 min or until light golden brown and set.
• Remove from oven and cool.
• Spread frosting over completely cooled bars.
• Orange Cream Cheese Frosting:.
• In a large mixing bowl, whip butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer.
• Gradually beat in the powdered sugar until it is all combined and smooth.
• Beat in the orange zest and juice. I usually don't use all the frosting, just use as much as you like.
• Spread over bars.

ORANGE LEMON ORANGIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
• To a large, microwave-safe bowl add the white chocolate, butter, and heat to melt, about 1 minute on high power. Stop to check and stir and then heat in 20-second bursts, stopping to stir after each burst, until mixture can be stirred smooth. White chocolate is very prone to scorching and seizing up, so watch it carefully and don't overheat.
• Wait momentarily before adding the eggs so you don't scramble them. Add the eggs, granulated sugar, orange juice, orange extract, and whisk until combined.
• Add the flour, salt, and stir until just combined; don't overmix.
• Turn batter out into prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula.
• Bake for about 25 to 27 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean, or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter; set aside and make the glaze.
• In a medium bowl, add 2 cup confectioners' sugar, 1/3 cup lemon juice, and whisk until smooth. As necessary, add additional lemon juice (or sugar) to reach desired glaze consistency. I used slightly over 1/3 cup lemon juice. Glaze should be fairly thin and easily pourable.
• Evenly pour glaze over bars, smoothing it lightly with a spatula if necessary, but glaze will likely just slide into place.
• Evenly sprinkle with lemon zest.
• Allow bars to cool in pan uncovered for at least 2 to 3 hours, (or overnight and cover with a sheet of foil) before slicing and serving so glaze can set up.

CRANBERRY BLISS BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13 inch pan with Reynolds Non-Stick Foil and set aside. Using a stand or hand mixer add the butter, brown sugar, and eggs. In a medium sized bowl add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Fold in the cranberries and chocolate chips. Spread in the bottom of the 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to completely cool.