We love to cook and eat!: Gooey Butter Bars (from scratch version)

Crunchy on top, gooey in the middle!

Found on What Katie's Baking Blog

FOR THE CRUST:
2 cups sugar
2-½ cups All-purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
½ teaspoons Salt
1 stick Unsalted Butter, melted
1 whole Egg
1/4 cup milk

FOR THE FILLING:
8 ounces weight Cream Cheese, At Room Temperature
2 whole Eggs
1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
1 stick Unsalted Butter, melted
3-¾ cups Confectioner's Sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Prepare crust first. In a large mixing bowl, combine the crust ingredients with a wooden spoon until moist. Transfer to a 13″x9″ ungreased baking pan and spread evenly over the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
3. Next, prepare the filling. In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla, and melted butter, and continue to mix. Next, add the confectioner’s sugar one cup at a time until all sugar is mixed in. Pour filling over the crust, and spread evenly with a spatula.
4. Bake gooey butter cake for 40-45 minutes until it is browned, but the center is still jiggles when the pan is shaken. Cool for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with additional confectioner’s sugar and serve.

Press crust into 9" x 13" pan