Favorite Cheesecake Squares

• 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/3 cup sugar, brown packed
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar, granulated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup smarties candies or 3/4 cup M&M's plain chocolate candy

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Beat margarine and brown sugar till light and fluffy.
3. Add flour and walnuts; mix well.
4. Reserve 1/2 cup crumb mixture; press remaining crumb mixture into bottom of 8" sqaure pan.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
6. Combine cream cheese (nuke for 15 seconds to soften), garnulated sugar and vanilla; mixing at medium speed and electric mixer till well blended.
7. Add egg; mix well.
8. Layer 1/2 cup Smarties or M&Ms over crust; top with cream cheese mixture.
9. Combine remaining candy, chopped and reserve crumb mixture; mix well.
10. Sprinkle crumb mixture over cream cheese mixture.
11. Bake at 350 degrees, 20 minutes.
12. Cool.

margarine, sugar, flour, walnuts, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, egg, smarties

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/favorite-cheesecake-squares-82109 (may not work)