Butterscotch Cream Cheese Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 11 ounces nestlã‰â® toll houseâ® butterscotch flavored morsels (1 2/3 cups)
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 cups walnuts, chopped
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened (2 8oz packages)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 microwave morsels and butter in medium, microwave-safe bowl on medium-high (70%) power for 1 minute; stir.
• 3 microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
• 4 stir in crumbs and nuts.
• 5 reserve 2 cups crumb mixture; press remaining mixture into ungreased 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; bake for 12 minutes.
• 6 beat cream cheese and sugar in large mixer bowl until creamy.
• 7 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 8 beat in flour and lemon juice.
• 9 pour over crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• 10 bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until set.
• 11 cool in pan on wire rack.
• 12 cut into bars or diamonds; refrigerate.