christmas cherry cheesecake bars

Name: Christmas Cherry Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## CRUST:; 1/3 cup(s) cold butter; 1/3 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 cup(s) flour; ## FILLING:; 8 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup(s) granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1 tablespoon(s) lemon juice; 1/4 cup(s) green maraschino cherries; 1/4 cup(s) red maraschino cherries

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Pat Duran

Las Vegas, NV

Updated on Oct 22, 2011

This dessert is so good it seems a shame to have Christmas in the title. This is so good year around. Even though it is cheesecake it does not need to be baked in a cheesecake pan -it can be baked in a pie pan or in a square pan. This is so simple , you will make it often using different fruit each time.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 9 servings

Ingredients

CRUST:
1/3 cup cold butter
1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup flour
FILLING:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup green maraschino cherries
1/4 cup red maraschino cherries

How To Make christmas cherry cheesecake bars

Step 1

Crust: Cut butter in chunks, add brown sugar and flour. Mix at low speed. Mix at medium speed for 1 minute. Reserve 1/2 cup crumbs. Press remaining crust mixture into an 8-inch square baking pan. Bake in center of oven at 350^ for 10-12 minutes. --- Filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and lemon juice together at medium speed until fluffy about 2 minutes. Stir in chopped fruit. Spread filling over hot crust, sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Continue baking for 18-20 minutes or until filling is set and lightly browned. Cool in refrigerator.
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