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  Home > Labor Day Recipes > Easy M and M Cheesecake Squares
 


Easy M and M Cheesecake Squares

 
   
   
   
Ingredients -  
   

1/4 cup Margarine
1/3 cup Packed Brown Sugar
1 cup Unbleached All-purpose Flour
1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts
8 ounces Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 each Large Egg
3/4 cup M and M's Candies

 
   
Preparation:  
   

Beat margarine and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add flour and walnuts, mix well. Reserve 1/2 cup crumb mixture; press remaining crumb mixture into bottom of 8-inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. 10 mins. Combine cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add egg, mix well. Layer 1/2 cup candy over crust; top with cream cheese mixture. Combine remaining candy, chopped, and reserved crumb mixture; mix well. Sprinkle crumb mixture over cream cheese mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees F., 20 minutes. Cool and cut in to 16 equal squares.