Southern Chess Squares

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 cup melted butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 2 eggs

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan. Mix together the cake mix, melted butter and the egg. Stir in the chopped pecans. Press mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with the confectioners' sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time until blended.

Pour cream cheese mixture over crust. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Cool in the pan, then cut into squares before serving.