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Neiman Marcus Bars are the easiest indulgent treat! These addicting bars are a mix between a blondie bar and cheesecake square but gooey and have a shiny crispy top like a brownie. This is the perfect dessert for sharing with family and friends!
Sometimes you just need a quick, easy, and amazing dessert. These 6-ingredient gooey Neiman Marcus Bars are just that! If you’re looking for more dessert recipes that are quick, simple, and party worthy, try Perfect Lemon Bars and Chewy Butter Blondies.
Neiman Marcus Bars
The summer is full of parties but your schedule can still be just as hectic, leaving little time to whip up a fancy treat. Neiman Marcus Bars taste like a million bucks but no one will ever guess it all started with a box of cake mix and just 5 simple ingredients. These gooey cake bars are addicting and are sure to be a hit!
How to Make Neiman Marcus Bars?
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and prepare you pan by spraying it with grease or lining with parchment paper.
- With an electric mixer, combine the cake mix (just the powder. Disregard instructions on the box for adding other ingredients.), 2 of the eggs, and the melted butter. This will be thick but spread it into the pan as evenly possible.
- Make the top layer by mixing the cream cheese, eggs, powdered sugar, and vanilla together. Pour it over the cake batter.
- Bake for 35 minutes and then remove and cool completely.
Why are they called Neiman Marcus Bars?
These bars are sometime referred to as “gooey butter bars”. They are so rich in flavor that they are often called Neiman Marcus Bars because Neiman Marcus is an upscale store for the rich. The recipe is not from the from store.
What kind of cake mix should I use?
For this recipe you need a yellow cake mix. I use Duncan Hines but you can use any other brand of the same size. If you want to experiment with different flavors, try using a lemon, chocolate, or red velvet cake mix!
Want more dessert bars? Enjoy these ones!
- Berry Swirl Cheesecake Bars
- Coconut Lime Butter Bars
- Cherry Cheesecake Bars
- Cream Cheese Blondie Bars
- Peanut Butter Scotcheroos
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Neiman Marcus Bars
Ingredients
- 1 18.25 ounce package yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 4 large eggs divided
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (325°F if using a dark pan). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan or line with parchment paper.
- Using an electric mixer, combine the cake mix, 2 eggs, and melted butter. The batter will be thick. Spread into the bottom of the greased pan with a rubber spatula.
- Reuse the bowl (no need to clean) to combine the cream cheese, 2 eggs, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Pour over the top of the cake batter.
- Bake for 35 minutes. Allow to cool completely and then slice and serve.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
My mom made these all the time for my dad to take to work when I was a kid. This is the OG recipe! They baked up beautifully and tasted like childhood 🙂
The proportions are perfect, they are just very rich!
Thank you so much!
I believe there might be a mistake in the recipe, the upper layer is way too big compared to the base, and compared to the picture., The result is a lot too sweet, it is like eating cake frosting all alone. If you cut the ingredients by two for the upper layer I think it might look like the pictures and have a better balance.
Why did the cream chees mixture not stick to the crust ? Taste good but the top did not attach to the crust
I agree with several of the above comments. Great recipe, tastes great, but, the bake time is off. I kept checking and checking with a toothpick for doneness. I think I wound up baking mine for an additional 12-15 minutes, before I felt they were done enough to take out. After cooling and chilling they finally did set up enough to be able to cut into squares.
This is my great Aunt’s recipe from Kentucky.
The ingredients and cook times are off but I’m sure the bars still taste amazing.
I also appreciate that you noted that the recipe is not from the store.
Cake mixes now seem to weigh 15.25 oz. Have you tried to make them with this size mix? Did you make adjustments to the other ingredients? Thanks!
Can these be frozen
Yes, they will last about a month in the freezer.
How long will these last in the refrigerator?
They will last about 3-4 days!
This is quick, easy, and makes a lot of bars. Made it for a coworker for her birthday and they are all raving about it here in the office! Mine was a little runny also, so I checked the comments and I did use a cheap brand of cream cheese, so that’s probably the reason. But hey, I just refrigerated it before I set it out and nobody was complaining!
I really liked the recipe. I give some to friends of mine. It is very rich.
We use German Chocolate Cake Mix for these bars. It’s delicious!
Do you use salted butter or just regular butter?
I like to use unsalted butter.
I made these bars once and they were AWESOME! Now three tries later i cannot get it to work! Not sure what i am doing wrong… the cream cheese mixture is super runny and doesnt want to set up. Any suggestions?
Oh no! I am sorry that you are having troubles especially when you have made these before. Are you at a different altitude? I am not sure why it would be runny for you.
I have had that problem in the past if I used a cream cheese that was NOT Philadelphia brand….It took me a few tries to figure it out. Philadelphia Cream Cheese is a bit more pricey than a off the wall brand, but there is a tremendous difference…
You might want to get an oven thermometer to make sure your oven is getting up to the correct temperature. Tip: with your oven off turn on the light inside and shut the door, look into the oven (with the door closed) and see if you need a hanging or a sitting oven thermometer. You want to place it where you can read the thermometer Without opening the oven! I bought the wrong one and had to return it.
This is great information. Thank you!
Kristine
Very good, even though they came out burnt.
I made these and for some reason the middle was too soft and I followed the recipe exactly an it came out too cakey, it didn’t have that flaky look on the top like it should
This is The St Louis Gooey Butter Cake recipe, without the additional powdered sugar sprinkled on top of it.
This is what I make, I cook mine in a cup cake pan, (not as thick as cup cake) ! My friends always wanted the ends, so now everybody gets one!