Orange Cashew Bars

Ingredients

4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

FILLING:
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 large egg whites
1 large egg
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups salted cashews, coarsely chopped

ICING:
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
4 teaspoons orange juice
1 teaspoon grated orange zest


Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugars until smooth. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour.

Press dough onto bottom and 1/4 in. up sides of a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray.

Bake 15-20 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool 10 minutes on a wire rack.

For filling, in a large bowl, beat brown sugar, egg whites, egg, flour, extracts and salt until smooth. 

Stir in cashews. Pour into crust. Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until set.

Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. In a small bowl, mix icing ingredients; drizzle over top. Cut into bars.  Makes 30 bars.