Currant Cheesecake Bars
By
Nancy Allen
@mawmawnan
1
Found this recipe in one of my cookbooks and made them. Really nice bar cookie that is one of our favorites.
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote5
Serves:
12 Servings (large)
Prep:
20 Min
Cook:
35 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
- 1/2 c
- butter or margarine, softened
- 1 c
- all-purpose flour
- 1/2 c
- packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 c
- finely chopped pecans
- 1 pkg
- 8oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 c
- granulated sugar
- 1
- egg
- 1 Tbsp
- milk
- 2 tsp
- grated lemon peel
- 1/3 c
- currant jelly or seedless raspberry jam
How to Make Currant Cheesecake Bars
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
