Categories: Bars

Ingredients

• CRUST
• 1 cup walnut pieces, divided
• 11/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter flavor crisco
• 1/2 cup flake coconut
• FILLING
• 2 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
• ⅔ cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 t vanilla
• 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling

Directions

1. at oven to 350. Grease 13×9×2-inch pan with butter flavor crisco, set aside.

2. Chop 1/2 cup nuts coarsely for topping. Set aside.

3. Chop remaining 1/2 cup nuts finely.

4. For crust, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter flavor crisco until fine crumbs form.

5. Add 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts and coconut. Mix well.

6. Remove 1/2 cup, set aside. Press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan.

7. Bake at 350 for 12 to 15 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.

8. For filling, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla in small bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until smooth.

9. Spread over hot baked crust. Return to oven and bake 15 minutes longer or until set.

10. Spread cherry pie filling over cheese layer. Combine reserved coarsely chopped nuts and reserved crumbs. Sprinkle evenly over cherries.

11. Return to oven and bake 15 minutes longer. Chill. Refrigerate several hours. Cut into bars, about 2×1 1/2 inches.

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