Recipe For Cooking Merry Cherry Cheesecake Bars

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Merry Cherry Cheesecake Bars

Posted by Pat\s Cookin at recipegoldmine.com 12/4/2001 4:50 pm

Red and green cherries add a festive touch of color to a favorite bar.

Crumb Mixture
1/3 C. LAND O LAKES Butter, softened
1/3 C. firmly packed brown sugar
1 C. flour

Filling
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 C. sugar
1 egg
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 C. chopped green candied cherries
1/4 C. chopped red candied cherries

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine all crumb mixture ingredients in sm. mixer bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed (1 min.). Reserve 1/2 C. crumb mixture. Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of ungreased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake for 10 to 12 min. or until lightly browned.

Combine all filling ingredients except cherries in same bowl. Beat at med. speed until smooth (1 to 2 min.). Stir in cherries by hand. Spread filling over crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Continue baking for 18 to 20 min. or until filling is set. Cut into bars while warm. Cover; store refrigerated.

Makes 25 bars.