Cherry Cheese Bars
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Ingredients
- 1 cup walnuts, divided
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
- 1/2 cup coconut
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
Recipe
- 1 heat oven to 350°f.
- 2 grease a 13x9x2-inch pan.
- 3 coarsely chop 1/2 cup nuts for the topping. set aside.
- 4 finely chop remaining 1/2 cup nuts.
- 5 combine flour and brown sugar. cut in shortening until fine crumbs form. add finely chopped nuts and coconut.
- 6 remove 1/2 cup of this mixture and set aside.
- 7 press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan. bake at 350°f for 12-15 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
- 8 beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla at medium speed until smooth. spread over hot, baked crust. return to oven and bake 15 minutes longer.
- 9 spread cherry pie filling over cheese layer.
- 10 combine reserved nuts and reserved crumbs. sprinkle over cherries. return to oven and bake 15 minutes more. cool. refrigerate several hours.
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