Gooey Butter Cake Bars

Name: Gooey Butter Cake Bars
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (12½ ounces/354 grams), all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup (3 ounces/85 grams), confectioners' sugar; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 8 ounces (227 grams), cream cheese, softened; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 4 cups (1 pounds; 454 grams), confectioners' sugar, plus extra for dusting; 2 , large eggs plus 2 large yolks; 2 tablespoons, vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon, salt

Desserts or Baked Goods
Southern
Brownies & Bars
Super Bowl

By Alli Berkey ･ Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2019, Cook's Country TV

The challenge: Turn St. Louis's most famous sweet treat into a batch of bars.

SERVES 10 to 12

TIME 1¾ hours, plus 3½ hours cooling

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