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Filipino Cheese Bars

These are my favorite since childhood - dense and chewy cheese bars, sweet but not overly sweet.
Course Snack
Cuisine Filipino
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Author Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (210g) white granulated sugar
  • 1 egg at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup (105g) softened unsalted butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 can of 14 oz condensed milk
  • 2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
  • More grated cheedar cheese for topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat the the oven to 350 F and grease a 9x9 baking pan.
  2. In a bowl, add sugar and egg. Beat until fluffy.
  3. Add softened butter, vanilla extract and condensed milk; beat again until just combined.

  4. In a another bowl, add flour, baking powder and salt. Mix and add this to the wet ingredients. Beat again until just combined, making sure not to overmix. Add the grated cheese and fold this into the mixture.The batter will be thick - it’s okay.

  5. Pour the thick batter to the greased baking pan. Spread evenly using a rubber spatula. Add more cheese on top.

  6. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 F for 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  7. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before removing from the pan and cutting.

Recipe Notes

You may use a parchment paper hanging on the sides of the baking pan for easy removal later on, but you still need to grease the pan and parchment paper.