Country Apple Squares

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 1/2 cups chopped peeled apples
• 16 ounces caramels
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, brown sugar and cinnamon.
• 2 cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 3 add nuts.
• 4 measure out 2 cups of crumb mixture and set aside.
• 5 press remaining crumbs in greased 9x13 pan.
• 6 beat cream cheese and milk until smooth.
• 7 mix in egg and sugar and vanilla.
• 8 pour over crust.
• 9 top with apples and sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
• 10 melt caramels with evaporated milk.
• 11 pour over top and bake 35 to 40 minutes at 350 degrees.