Easy Cherry Cheesecake Bars

Everyone will love these delicious cherry cheesecake bars. Feel free to use pineapple or peach preserves if you can't find the cherry preserves.

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

Preparation:

Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350°.

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

Let cool slightly in pan on a rack.

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

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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