Our Family Food Favorites: Chess Bars

Jul 3, 2015

Chess Bars

Mandy is a great cook! She always has something delicious to share!

Chess Bars

Crust:
1 yellow cake mix
1 stick of butter, softened or melted
1 egg, beaten

Filling:
1 pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 stick of butter, softened or melted
2 eggs, beaten
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla (French Vanilla is fantastic!)

Crust:
Mix together cake mix, butter and egg. Press into a 9x13 baking dish.

Filling:
Cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in eggs. Slowly beat in the powdered sugar, a little at a time. Stir in vanilla. Pour over crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Sometimes, longer is needed. The top should be a golden brown and have the texture of a cheesecake.

Recipe shared by Mandy.

"Saying Grace" by Norman Rockwell

This painting was created for the cover of The Saturday Evening Post’s 1951 Thanksgiving issue. It portrays a woman and a young boy saying grace in a crowded restaurant while the people around them glance in their direction. Rockwell was inspired to create this artwork by a reader of the magazine who saw a Mennonite family praying in a restaurant.

In 1955, the readers of The Saturday Evening Post voted Saying Grace as their favorite ever cover. The painting was sold for $46 million in an auction at Sotheby’s in December 2013. At that time, it set the record for the most expensive American painting ever sold at auction. The $46 million paid for Saying Grace remains the highest known price paid for a Norman Rockwell artwork.