Cooking Recipe Cherry Cheese Bars
Recipe Ingredients
CRUST
FILLING
Directions
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13x9x2-inch pan with Butter
Flavor Crisco. Set aside. 2. Chop 1/2 cup nuts coursely for topping.
Set aside. Chop remaining 1/2 cup nuts, finely. 3. For crust, combine
flour and brown sugar. Cut in Butter Flavor Crisco until fine crumbs
form. Add 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts and coconut. Mix well. Remove
1/2 cup. Set aside. Press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan. Bake at
350 for 12 to 15 minutes, until edges are lighty browned. 4. For
filling, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla in
small bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until smooth. Spread
over hot baked crust. Return to oven. Bake 15 minutes longer. 5.
Spread cherry pie filling over cheese layer. 6. Combine reserved
coursely chopped nuts and reserved crumbs. Sprinkle evenly over
cherries. Return to oven. Bake 15 minutes longer. Cool. Refergerate
sever hours. Cut into bars, about 2 x 1 1/2 inchs.