Shelly's Recipe

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE BARS

Category: Bars

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3-oz = ( 1/3 of a cup) quick oats
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, well chilled
8-oz cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 Tablespoons (total of mixed)grated lemon zest and orange zest together
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries

Preheat oven to 350. Spray an 11x7 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.

Place oats in a food processor and pulse till fine. Add to the processor together with ground oats, flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Add butter (or you can use two forks or a pastry blender) add 2 tablespoons of water until mixture forms a crumbly dough. Press dough into the bottom of oil sprayed pan, bake 10 minutes.

In a small bowl, with electric mixer on high speed, beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, zest and vanilla; beat until smooth. Pour cream cheese mixture over particle baked crust, sprinkle blueberries over the cream cheese mixture evenly. Bake for 25 – 30 minutes at 350 degrees, until set. Cool completely on wire rack before cutting into 12 equal bars.