Prize-Winning Recipe 2008! Sugar cookie mix makes the base of a creamy cheesecake bar with a baked-in cherry filling.
Ingredients
Cookie Base and Topping
1
pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1/4
cup cold butter or margarine
4
oz (half of 8-oz package) cream cheese
1/2
cup sliced almonds
Filling
2 1/2
packages (8 oz each) cream cheese (20 oz), softened
1/2
cup sugar
2
tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon almond extract
2
eggs
1
can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
Steps
- 1Heat 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.
- 2Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat 20 oz cream cheese, the sugar, flour, almond extract and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
- 3Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over partially baked cookie base. Spoon pie filling evenly over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with reserved topping and almonds.
- 4Bake 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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