currant cheesecake bars

How To Make currant cheesecake bars

• 1

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan. Beat butter in medium bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add flour, brown sugar, and pecans; beat at low speed until well blended. Press mixture into bottom and partially up sides of prepared pan.
• 2

  Bake 15 minutes or until light brown. If sides of crust have shrunk down, press back up and reshape with spoon. Cool 5 minutes on wire rack.
• 3

  Meanwhile, beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add granulated sugar, egg, milk and lemon peel; beat until well blended.
• 4

  Heat jelly in small saucepan over low heat 2 to 3 minutes or until smooth, stirring occasionally. Pour cream cheese mixture over crust. Drizzle jelly in 7 to 8 strips across filling with spoon. Swirl jelly through filling with knife to create marbled effect.
• 5

  Return pan to oven; bake 20 minutes to 25 minutes or until filling is set. Cool completely on wire rack before cutting into bars. Store in airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 week.
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