Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Bars

Name: Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 27 min
Yield: 12-16 bars depending on size
Ingredients: 2 cups old fashioned oats; 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour*; 2/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa; 1 cup packed Dixie Crystals Light Brown Sugar; 3/4 cup halved walnuts; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 1/4 cups butter, room temperature; 1 lb cream cheese, room temperature; 2/3 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 2 eggs; 1 cup pitted, halved fresh cherries; 2/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips; *Spoon & Sweep method: Use a spoon to fill measuring cup with flour until required amount is obtained. Scooping measuring cup directly into flour bag will firmly pack flour resulting in too much flour required for recipe.

Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Bars was pinched from <a href="http://www.dixiecrystals.com/recipes/desserts/cookies-bars/Chocolate-Cherry-Cheesecake-Bars" target="_blank">www.dixiecrystals.com.</a>

"Creamy cheesecake loaded with fresh cherries and chocolate chips layered between a chocolate crust and chocolate crumble topping...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 cups old fashioned oats

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1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour*

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2/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa

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1 cup packed Dixie Crystals Light Brown Sugar

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3/4 cup halved walnuts

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1 teaspoon baking powder

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1 1/4 cups butter, room temperature

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1 lb cream cheese, room temperature

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2/3 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar

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1/4 teaspoon almond extract

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2 eggs

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1 cup pitted, halved fresh cherries

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2/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

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*Spoon & Sweep method: Use a spoon to fill measuring cup with flour until required amount is obtained. Scooping measuring cup directly into flour bag will firmly pack flour resulting in too much flour required for recipe.

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