Blueberry Cheesecake Bars (shortbread Crust)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup blueberry preserves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°. cut butter into 1/2 inch cubes. in a food processor, add cubed butter, flour, brown sugar, and salt.
• 2 process until mixture forms small lumps.
• 3 sprinkle into a greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan, pressing down with spatula to form crust.
• 4 bake in the middle of oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• 5 in a bowl whisk cream cheese until smooth then add eggs, sugar and vanilla.
• 6 evenly spread preserves over hot shortbread for traditional look then cover with cheesecake mixture. for a more stable bar, mix preserves into batter.
• 7 bake for 20 minutes. cool completely, then refrigerate at least 3 hours ( good luck with that step).