Almond Streusel Cherry Cheesecake Bars (Cookie Mix)
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Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
Serves: 24
Yields: 24 bars
Ingredients
Cookie Base and Topping
- 1 (17 1/2ounce) package betty crocker sugar cookie mix
- 1⁄4 cup cold butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine
- 4 ounces cream cheese (half of 8-oz package)
- 1⁄2 cup sliced almonds
Filling
- 2.5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened (20 oz total)
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
Directions
- Heat oven to 350°F
- Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
- Place cookie mix in large bowl.
- Cut in butter and 4 oz cream cheese, using pastry blender or fork, until mixture is crumbly.
- Reserve 1 1/2 cups mixture for topping.
- Press remaining mixture in bottom of pan.
- Bake 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat 20 oz cream cheese, the sugar, flour, almond extract and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
- Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over partially baked cookie base.
- Spoon pie filling evenly over cream cheese mixture.
- Sprinkle with reserved topping and almonds.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Cool 30 minutes.
- Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled.
- For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.
- Store covered in refrigerator.
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