Holiday Cherry Cheese Bars Recipe

Holiday Cherry Cheese Bars Recipe

Yield: 36 Servings
Recipe by luhu.jp

Ingredients:
1 cup: Walnut pieces, divided
1 1/4 cup: All-purpose flour,
1/2 cup: Firmly packed brown sugar,
1/2 cup: Butter flavor crisco,
1/2 cup: Flake coconut,
16 ounce: Cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup: Granulated sugar,
2: Eggs,
2 tsp: Vanilla,
21 ounce: Cherry pie filling, can

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13 x 9 x 2" baking pan with Butter
Flavor Crisco. Set aside. Chop 1/2 cup nuts, coarsely for topping.
Set aside. Chop remaining 1/2 cup nuts, finely. For Crust: Combine
flour and brown sugar. Cut in Butter Flavor Crisco until fine crumbs
form. Add 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts and coconut. Mix well. Remove
1/2 cup. Set aside. Press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan. Bake @
350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.
For Filling: Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla in
a small bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until smooth. Spread
over hot baked crust. Return to oven. Bake 15 minutes longer. Spread
cherry pie filling over cheese layer. Combine reserved coarsely
chopped nuts and reserved crumbs. Sprinkle, evenly, over cherries.
Return to oven. Bake 15 minutes longer. Cool. Refrigerate several
hours. Cut into bars, about 2 x 1 1/2".


Source from luhu.jp