chocolate-cherry cheesecake bars

Ingredients For chocolate-cherry cheesecake bars

• 1 c

  all-purpose flour
• 1/2 c

  packed brown sugar
• 1/3 c

  cold butter, cubed
• 1/2 c

  finely chopped walnuts
• 1 pkg

  (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 c

  sugar
• 1/3 c

  baking cocoa
• 1

  egg, lightly beaten
• 1/4 c

  2% milk
• 1/2 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1/2 c

  chopped maraschino cherries
• additional maraschino cherries, halved