German Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars

1. Preheat oven 350F.
2. In large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, 1 egg, coconut, and butter.
3. Pat mixture into bottom of 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan coated with nonstick cooking spray.
4. In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, egg whites, and coconut and vanilla extracts until mixture is smooth and creamy. Pour over mixture in pan.
5. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until top is golden brown. Let cool and cut into 48 squares.

Recipe reprinted with permission from Holly Clegg's Trim & Terrific Gulf Coast Favorites: Over 250 Easy Recipes from My Louisiana Kitchen, 2008.