currant cheesecake bars
Found this recipe in one of my cookbooks and made them. Really nice bar cookie that is one of our favorites.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
12 Servings (large)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 package 8oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 - egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1/3 cup currant jelly or seedless raspberry jam
How To Make currant cheesecake bars
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Step 1Preheat 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.
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Step 2Bake 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.
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Step 3Meanwhile, 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.
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Step 4Heat 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.
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Step 5Return 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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