Easy Cherry Cheesecake Bars

(from mholiway79’s recipe box)

Cook time: 13 minutes

Categories: Bars

Ingredients

  • Crust:
  • - 1 stick plus 2 tablespoons cold butter
  • (10 tablespoons or 5 ounces) cut into
  • small pieces
  • - 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • - 1/4 cup ground almonds
  • - few drops almond flavoring
  • Fruit Filling:
  • - 1 jar (16 to 18 ounces) cherry preserves
  • about 36 maraschino cherries,
  • drained, halved
  • - Cream Cheese Filling
  • - 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream
  • cheese, softened
  • - 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • - 2 large eggs
  • - 1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring

Directions

  1. PREPARATION:

  2. Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350°.

  3. In a food processor or with pastry blender, work crust ingredients together just until particles begin to stick together a bit. Press into prepared pan.

  4. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned around edge.

  5. Let cool slightly in pan on a rack.

  6. Prepare fruit filling. Mix preserves and cherries; spread over crust.

  7. Make the cream cheese filling. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until light. Beat in sugar and eggs and flavoring until well blended. Spread over the cherry layer. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

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