CRUST:

2/3 c. (1 1/3 sticks) butter
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/4 c. dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1 lg. egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt

FILLING:

1/3 c. sugar
2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. grated nutmeg
8 c. thinly sliced tart baked apples

TOPPING:

1 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 c. (1 stick) cold butter

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a jelly roll pan (approximately 10 1/2 x 15 inches.)

FOR THE CRUST: Cream the butter, cream cheese, and brown sugar together in a mixing bowl, then beat in the egg and the vanilla. Stir in the flour and salt until just blended in. Using your fingers, press the dough into the pan in an even layer.

FOR THE FILLING: Mix the sugar, flour, and spices in a small bowl and toss this mixture with the apples. Arrange the apples in an even layer over the dough.

FOR THE TOPPING: Combine the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a small mixing bowl. Cut in the butter until coarse crumbs are formed. Sprinkle the crumbs evenly over the apples.

Place the pan in the oven and bake for about 40 minutes, or until the apples are tender and the topping is nicely browned. Cool in the pan on a wire rack and cut into 2 inch square bars.

Makes about 3 dozen.