Categories: Bars

Ingredients

• Crust:
• - 1 stick plus 2 tablespoons cold butter
• (10 tablespoons or 5 ounces) cut into
• small pieces
• - 2 cups all-purpose flour
• - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• - 1/4 cup ground almonds
• - few drops almond flavoring
• Fruit Filling:
• - 1 jar (16 to 18 ounces) cherry preserves
• about 36 maraschino cherries,
• drained, halved
• - Cream Cheese Filling
• - 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream
• cheese, softened
• - 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• - 2 large eggs
• - 1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring

Directions

1. PREPARATION:

2. Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350°.

3. In a food processor or with pastry blender, work crust ingredients together just until particles begin to stick together a bit. Press into prepared pan.

4. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned around edge.

5. Let cool slightly in pan on a rack.

6. Prepare fruit filling. Mix preserves and cherries; spread over crust.

7. Make the cream cheese filling. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until light. Beat in sugar and eggs and flavoring until well blended. Spread over the cherry layer. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

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