Best 6 Tasty Chess Squares Recipes

CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 and spray a 9×13 dish with cooking spray.
• Mix cake mix, melted butter and one egg to a soft dough. Press into the bottom of the pan.
• Mix powdered sugar, softened cream cheese and remaining two eggs until smooth, about 1-2 mins. Pour on top of crust.
• Bake at 300 for 40-50 minutes until top is golden brown.

EASY CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
• In a small bowl, lightly beat 1 of the eggs.
• In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, combine the cake mix, butter, and the beaten egg. Beat on low speed until the butter is blended into the dry cake mix and the egg mixture and the crumbs begin to clump together. Stop mixing and pat the crumbs firmly into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
• In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar and beat until the mixture is light and well blended. Beat in the remaining 3 eggs. Continue beating until very smooth. Beat in the vanilla, if using.
• Pour the cream cheese batter over the first layer and spread to cover evenly.
• Bake the chess squares for 35 to 40 minutes, or until set and lightly browned.
• Cool on a rack and then cover the pan with foil or plastic wrap. Transfer the pan to the refrigerator to chill thoroughly before cutting. They are a little gooier if you cut them while they are still warm.
• This recipe makes about 24 (2-inch) bars. Store the bars in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

TASTY CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. You will need a 9x13" cake pan. Butter pan well and set aside.
• 2. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 3. Mix cake mix, 1 egg, and melted butter and press into 9 x 13 inch well buttered pan.
• 4. In seperate bowl, combine cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and 3 eggs (well beaten).
• 5. Spread icing over mixture in pan.
• 6. Bake for 1 hour.
• 7. Let cool and cut into squares.

SOUTHERN CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 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.

CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, 1 egg, butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla and mix well.
• Spread in a greased and floured 9 X 13 pan.
• Batter will be very thick.
• Combine remaining 3 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, cream cheese and powdered sugar and beat well with mixer.
• Spread over cake mix mixture.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.
• Refrigerate squares.

LEMON CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Press 1 can crescent roll dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish, stretching to the edges.
• Mix the zest of 1 1/2 lemons and juice from 2 lemons together in a bowl. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar into lemon zest mixture using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; spread over crescent roll dough layer.
• Unroll the second can of crescent roll dough and layer over cream cheese mixture, gently stretching dough to the edges. Brush melted butter over crescent roll dough layer. Mix remaining lemon zest and 3 tablespoons sugar together in a bowl; sprinkle over butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes. Lift dessert from baking dish using foil; transfer to a cutting board. Cut into squares, leaving on foil. Return dessert to the baking dish and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.