Christmas Cherry Cheesecake Bars Food

EASY CHERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Pour cookie mix into a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly and coarse. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture; press remaining crumbs into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Remove partially baked crust and leave oven on.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, flour, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the partially baked crust. Spread cherry pie filling over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserved crumbs on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown on top, about 35 minutes. Cool about 30 minutes. Refrigerate to chill, about 2 hours. Cut into 16 to 20 bars.

CHERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Set oven rack to the second lowest position.
• Grease a 13x9-inch or an 11x7-inch pan (the cheesecake mixture will be higher if made in the 11x7-inch pan, but will bake out just as well, I actually prefer to bake the cheesecake in that size pan) baking pan.
• In a medium size bowl, mix the flour and brown sugar until blended.
• Cut in the 1 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs (I do mine on the food processor).
• Add/mix in coconut, oats and chopped pecans or walnuts; stir until well mixed.
• Press the mixture into the bottom of prepared baking dish (this might be a bit "fiddly" as the mixture will be very crumbley, don't worry if there are small areas in the pan that you did not cover, it will all spread out when baking).
• Bake for 20 minutes, or until crust is lightly browned.
• Cool on wire rack for 10-15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, to make the topping, in another bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla and lemon peel with an electric mixer until blended and smooth (about 5 minutes).
• Pour over crust, and spread evenly.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until center is set.
• Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• Spread with fruit filling over cooled cheesecake.
• Cover pan and refrigerate for a minumum of 6 hours (or overnight).
• Cut into 18 bars.

CHERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Cream butter, brown sugar till well combined.
• Blend in flour and almonds till mixture is crumbly.reserve 1 cup loosely packed crumbs for topping.
• Press remaining mixture into bottom of ungreased 8" square pan.
• Bake 12-15 minutes till crust is golden.
• Remove from oven and cool slightly while doing filling.
• Spread cherry preserves over crust and cover with cheese filling.
• Sprinkle reserved crumbs evenly over filling.
• bake 25 minutes longer.
• cool and cut into bars.
• CHEESECAKE FILLING:.
• combine all ingredients and beat till smooth.

ALMOND STREUSEL-CHERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• 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.

HOLIDAY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in walnuts. Reserve 1 cup. Press remaining crumbs onto the bottom of an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in the milk, lemon juice and vanilla. Pour filling over crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. , Bake 25-30 minutes longer or until edges are lightly browned and filling is almost set. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares. Garnish with cherries if desired. Store in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Place the flour, brown sugar and butter in a food processor; cover and process until fine crumbs form. Stir in walnuts. Set aside 3/4 cup for topping. , Press remaining crumb mixture onto the bottom of an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until set., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and cocoa until smooth. Add the egg, milk and vanilla; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in chopped cherries. Pour over crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. , Bake for 20-25 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. , Cut into bars; top each with a cherry half. Store in the refrigerator.

FLUFFY NO-BAKE CHERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Combine crushed wafers, brown sugar, and butter in a food processor; pulse until mixture comes together. Press into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan to make the crust.
• Beat cheesecake pudding mix gradually into the whipped topping until smooth. Spread evenly over the crust.
• Spread cherry pie filling over the whipped topping layer. Cover and refrigerate until flavors combine, 8 hours to overnight. Cut into bars.