Best Chess Squares Recipes

SOUTHERN CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Mix together the cake mix, melted butter and the egg. Stir in the chopped pecans. Press mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with the confectioners' sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time until blended.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over crust. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Cool in the pan, then cut into squares before serving.

CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, butter, and egg and pat in 9" x 13" pan.
• Mix sugar, eggs, and cream cheese and pour on the crust mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes or until browned.

CHOCOLATE CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Coat a 13 x 9 pan with cooking spray.
• Combine cake mix, egg, butter, and water by hand.
• Now, pat the batter mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and egg whites until smooth.
• Add the vanilla extract. Pour mixture over batter.
• Bake 45 minutes or until top is golden, cool and cut into squares.

PUMPKIN GOOEY CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; position oven rack in the middle of oven; spray the bottom only of a 13x9 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Melt ½ cup butter in a saucepan over low heat.
• In a bowl, beat the cake mix, melted butter, and 1 egg with an electric mixer set on medium speed until well blended (mixture will come together as a thick dough).
• Pat the dough evenly into prepared pan; set aside.
• Melt the remaining stick of butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
• In a bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and canned pumpkin with an electric mixer on medium speed until blended and smooth, scraping down the sides of bowl when needed.
• Add in the melted butter, remaining 3 eggs, and vanilla extract; blend until smooth.
• Add in the powdered sugar and pumpkin pie spice; blend until smooth.
• Spread pumpkin mixture over prepared crust; bake 42-45 minutes (do not overbake; bars should be slightly gooey).
• Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
• Cut into bars/squares; cover and store in refrigerator.

TASTY CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. You will need a 9x13" cake pan. Butter pan well and set aside.
• 2. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 3. Mix cake mix, 1 egg, and melted butter and press into 9 x 13 inch well buttered pan.
• 4. In seperate bowl, combine cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and 3 eggs (well beaten).
• 5. Spread icing over mixture in pan.
• 6. Bake for 1 hour.
• 7. Let cool and cut into squares.

CHESS PIE SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Make the shortbread crust: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar and salt. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or two forks until well blended and the dough holds together when you press a lump in your hand.
• Press dough evenly into the bottom of 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake until edges begin to brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove shortbread from oven and let cool slightly. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• Make the filling: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, until well blended. Switch to the whisk attachment and slowly beat in vanilla and buttermilk until well blended. Beat in cornmeal and flour until just combined.
• Pour filling over crust. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the top is golden and set. Cool in the baking dish on a wire rack and cut the dessert into 24 squares (each about 2 inches) to serve.

LEMON CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Mix Crust ingredients and press into bottom of 9 x 13 inch pan. Mix and pour filling ingredients over crust. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown.
• 2. My notes: If you cannot find the Lemon Cake Mix with pudding, simply add a box of instant lemon pudding to the dry cake mix. Spray pan with Pam or Baking Spray to make removal easy. Let cook completely before cutting into squares. These are very rich so keep squares more like bar size. They don't seem to need to be refrigerated and lasted up to 3 days on my counter. I took half the pan to work and they were GONE. Good Recipe!!! I will post a picture the next time I make them. From the kitchen of Carolyn the Crafty Gourmet

LEMON-BLUEBERRY GOOEY CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; position oven rack in middle of oven; spray the bottom only of a 13x9 inch metal baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Melt ½ cup butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
• In a big bowl beat the cake mix, melted butter, and 1 egg using an electric mixer set on medium speed until well blended (will come together as a thick dough).
• Pat the dough evenly into the prepared pan; set aside.
• Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan set over low heat.
• In a big bowl beat the cream cheese, lemon juice, and lemon zest with a electric mixer set on medium speed until blended and smooth.
• Add in melted butter and remaining 3 eggs; blend until smooth.
• Add in the powdered sugar; blend until smooth; stir in the blueberries.
• Spread lemon-blueberry mixture over prepared crust.
• Bake 42-45 minutes (do not overbake, bars should be slightly gooey).
• Transfer pan to a wire rack; cool completely.
• Cut into bars; cover and store in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Combine cake mix, butter and one egg to form a soft dough.
• Spread it into the bottom of a greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Then mix the powdered sugar, cream cheese, pumpkin and one egg until smooth.
• Pour over top of the crust.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes until the edges start to turn a golden brown.
• Take them out and you can serve them warm, or let them cool off and serve them cold.

PUMPKIN CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Mix first 3 ingredients for crust in a medium bowl. Batter will be thick. Lightly spray 9x13" pan with cooking spray. Press crust into pan until somewhat even.
• 2. Mix remaining ingredients for filling in a large bowl and pour over crust.
• 3. Bake at 350 degrees for approx. 40-45 mins. Dessert will begin to crack and brown. It still may appear jiggly, but will set more as it cools.
• 4. Let cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into squares.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• In a big mixing bowl, add the first 4 ingredients; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Press mixture into the bottom of a greased 13x9 inch baking dish; set aside.
• In another mixing bowl, add the cream cheese, 2 eggs, and 1 cup powdered sugar; beat using an electric mixer on medium speed until blended.
• Gradually add in remaining powdered sugar; beat after each addition.
• Pour mixture over chocolate crust, spread evenly.
• Bake at 350° for 40 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack; cut into squares and serve.

CHOCOLATE CHESS SQUARES RECIPE - (3.7/5)

Steps:

• Combine flour and powdered sugar; cut in 1/2 cup butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press mixture evenly into bottom of a 9inch sqaure pan, lined with heavy duty aluminum foil. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Combine sugar, cocoa, and salt. Add 2 tablespoons butter and eggs; beat 2 1/2 minutes on medium with an electric mixer. Add milk and vanilla, mixing well. Stir in pecans. Pour mixture over crust; bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until set.

CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Mix together cake mix, butter and 1 egg and press into a greased 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking pan. Mix powdered sugar, cream cheese, 2 eggs and vanilla until smooth, and pour on top of cake mixture. Bake 45 minutes at 350 F. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar. Cut into squares.

CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, 1 egg, butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla and mix well.
• Spread in a greased and floured 9 X 13 pan.
• Batter will be very thick.
• Combine remaining 3 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, cream cheese and powdered sugar and beat well with mixer.
• Spread over cake mix mixture.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.
• Refrigerate squares.

CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• Take the first 3 ingredients and combine them.
• combine and press in bottom of 9"x12" pan.
• then combine the last 3 ingredients.
• pour over cake mix.
• bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• let cool and cut into squares.