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Holiday Cherry Cheese Bars
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Brief Description
Delicious cookie bars with a cream cheese crumb crust topped with cherry pie filling.
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Main Ingredient
cream cheese
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Category: Cookies and Brownies
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Cuisine: American
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Prep Time: 20 min(s)
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Cook Time: 15 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Public
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Posted By: mcarr
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Posted On: Mar 03, 2012
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Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups - Flour
- 1/2 cups - Brown sugar
- 1/2 cups - Butter-flavored Crisco
- 1/2 cups - Walnuts finely chopped
- 1/2 cups - Coconut
- 16 ounces - Cream Cheese
- 2/3 cups - Sugar
- 2 whole - Eggs
- 2 teaspoons - Vanilla
- 1 cans - Cherry Pie Filling 21 ounces
- 1/2 cups - Walnuts coarsely chopped
Directions:
Heat oven to 350. Grease 13x9x2-inch pan. Chop walnuts coarsely and finely.
Make Crust: combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter-flavored Crisco until fine crumbs form. Add finely chopped walnuts and coconut. Mix well. Remove 1/2 cup and set aside. Press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan. Bake for 12-15 minutes.
Make filling: beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in small bowl at medium speed until smooth. Spread over hot baked crust. Bake 15 minutes. Spread cherry pie filling over cheese layer.
Combine coarse walnuts and reserved crumbs. Sprinkle evenly over cherries. Return to oven, baking for 15 minutes. Cool, and refrigerate for several hours.
Cut into bars, about 2 inches by 1-1/2 inches.
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