Butter Crunch Cheesecake Bars

CRUST:
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup shelled walnuts, chopped

FILLING:
16 ounces cream cheese softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
6 small chocolate crispy peanut butter flavored candy bars (such as Butterfinger), chopped

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

CRUST: In bowl, beat butter with mixer until smooth and creamy, 1 min. Add sugars, beat 3 min. until fluffy. Beat in flour. Beat in nuts until just incorporated. Reserve 1 cup mixture. Press remainder over bottom of ungreased 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Bake crust 10 min. Let cool.

FILLING: In bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar with mixer until smooth. Add vanilla and eggs, beat for 2 min. Fold in candy bars. Spoon over baked crust. Sprinkle reserved crust mixture over top.

Bake for 30 min. until cheesecake layer is set. Let cool. Cut into 16 bars. Serve, or cover and refrigerate.