Each Wednesday in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper the is a long-running column called Melba’s Swap Shop. I guess Melba has been running the column for a very long time. I have seen recipe booklets titled Melba’s Swap Shop with different volume numbers. All the recipes are from home cooks throughout out state. Last week, I saw a really simple recipe that sounded delicious.  It was given to her by one of the two painters who came to her house to paint.  His name is Robert Brown of Midwest City, Oklahoma.  I cut it out and brought it home. **as I reread this, I notice how old fashioned I sound by reading a real newspaper and cutting a recipe out of it**. I made the recipe last weekend and changed it up a bit so I will list both the recipes here.

Original Cheese Cake Crescent Bars

The original recipe ingredients:

• 2 cans crescent rolls
• 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• ½ cup Butter, melted
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 350F.

Spray 13 x 9 dish with non-stick spray

Open first can of rolls, press perforations together and press into bottom of dish.

Using and mixer, mix all cream cheese, 1 Cup sugar, and 1 Tablespoon vanilla

Spread over bottom layer in dish

Roll out other can of crescent rolls and press perforations together then lay on top of cream cheese mixture.

Brush melted butter on top and then, after mixing ½ Cup sugar and cinnamon spread it over top.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Let cool and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Strawberry Cheese Cake Crescent Bars

Ingredients:

• 2 cans Crescent rolls
• 2 boxes (8 ounces) cream cheese
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• ¼ Cup melted butter
• ¼ Cup sugar
• ½ Cup Homemade strawberry jam

Directions:

Preheat oven 350F

Spray 13 X 9 pan

Cheese Cake Crescent Bars from Kelli’s Kitchen

Open first can, press perforations together and put in bottom of dish.

Mix cream cheese and sugar then spread ½ on top of crescent in dish.

Cheese Cake Crescent Bars from Kelli’s Kitchen

Spread preserves over top making sure to leave 1 inch around sides.

Spread rest of cream cheese over top of preserves.

Open 2nd can, press perforations and lay on top of mixture.

Brush ¼ Cup butter on top and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Cheese Cake Crescent Bars from Kelli’s Kitchen

Allow to cool the refrigerate overnight and then cut into bar sized pieces.

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Strawberry Cheese Cake Crescent Bars

Course Dessert

Keyword cheese cake

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cans Crescent rolls
• 2 boxes 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• ¼ Cup melted butter
• ¼ Cup sugar
• ½ Cup Homemade strawberry jam

Instructions

1. Preheat oven 350F
2. Spray 13 X 9 pan
3. Open first can, press perforations together and put in bottom of dish.

4. Mix cream cheese, vanilla and sugar then spread ½ on top of crescent in dish.

5. Spread preserves over top making sure to leave 1 inch around sides.
6. Spread rest of cream cheese over top of preserves.
7. Open 2nd can, press perforations and lay on top of mixture.
8. Brush ¼ Cup butter on top and sprinkle with sugar.
9. Bake for 30 minutes.
10. Allow to cool the refrigerate overnight and then cut into bar sized pieces.