Ginger Cheesecake Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon ginger

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth.
• 3 mix together cookie dough ingredience until well blended.
• 4 press half of the cookie dough into an ungreased 9" x 13" baking pan.
• 5 spread cream cheese mixture over the dough.
• 6 crumble and sprinkle the remaining dough over cream cheese mixture.
• 7 bake 35 to 40 minutes or until firm to the touch.
• 8 refrigerate 2 hours before cutting.