CHERRY STREUSEL CHEESECAKE BARS

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Categories     Chocolate     Dessert     Bake     Fall     Healthy

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

40 square shortbread cookies, finely crushed (about 2 1/2 cups)
2 T. butter
3 pkg. cream cheese, softened, divided
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 t. almond extract
1 can cherry pie filling
1/2 c. sliced almonds

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. 2 Mix cookie crumbs, butter and 4 oz. cream cheese with mixer until blended. Reserve 1 1/4 cups crumb mixture; press remaining onto bottom of 13x9 in. pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 10 min.; cool. 3. Beat remaining cream cheese, sugar, eggs and extract until blended. Spread over crust; top with pie filling. Combine nuts and reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over pie filling. 4. Bake 30-32 min. or until edges are lightly browned. 5. Keep refrigerated.

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