Chocolate Orange Cheesecake Bars

December 31, 2006

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1ï¿½ cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon Watkins Ground Cinnamon
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Chocolate Orange Filling (recipe follows)
Pecan halves(optional)

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Stir together flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in large bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in chopped pecans. Reserve 3/4 cup flour mixture. Press remaining mixture firmly onto bottom of ungreased 9-inch square baking pan. Bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Meanwhile, prepare Chocolate Orange Filling; spread over warm crust. Sprinkle with reserved flour mixture. Press pecan halves lightly onto top, if desired. Return to oven. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool; cut into bars. Cover; refrigerate leftover bars. About 24 bars.

Chocolate Orange Filling
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup Watkins Cocoa
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla Extract
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated orange peel

Beat cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl until fluffy. Add cocoa, milk, egg, vanilla and orange peel; beat until smooth.

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Eleisia Whitney is a Watkins Home Business owner. She enjoys cooking and baking with Watkins extracts, spices, herbs, and sauces for healthy meals. Eleisia publishes a Watkins Newsletter, â€œAround the Kitchen Table,â€ that brings you recipes, cooking and health tips, and contests for free Watkins products. Read the December 15 Issue
Visit her at Everyday Necessities and Watkins Online

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