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Cherry Cheese Bars
At a Glance
- Prep
- 40 minutes
- Cook
- 42 minutes
- Total
- 1 hr 15 min
- Yield
- 36.00 bars, serving(s)
Categories
- Bars
Cuisine
- American
Cooking Method
- Bake
Difficulty
- Medium
Dietary
- not specified
Allergens
- Possible Nuts — check ingredient labels
- Possible Milk — check ingredient labels
- Possible Eggs — check ingredient labels
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 36. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Cherry Cheese Bars brings together 1 cup walnuts, divided, 1 1/4 cups flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 1 hr 15 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 36 servings.
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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
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Instructions
Heat oven to 350°F.
Grease a 13x9x2-inch pan.
Coarsely chop 1/2 cup nuts for the topping. Set aside.
Finely chop remaining 1/2 cup nuts.
Combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in shortening until fine crumbs form. Add finely chopped nuts and coconut.
Remove 1/2 cup of this mixture and set aside.
Press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan. Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
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.
Spread cherry pie filling over cheese layer.
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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