Cherry Cheesecake Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup toasted almond, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup cherry preserves
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 cream butter, brown sugar till well combined.
• 3 blend in flour and almonds till mixture is crumbly.reserve 1 cup loosely packed crumbs for topping.
• 4 press remaining mixture into bottom of ungreased 8" square pan.
• 5 bake 12-15 minutes till crust is golden.
• 6 remove from oven and cool slightly while doing filling.
• 7 spread cherry preserves over crust and cover with cheese filling.
• 8 sprinkle reserved crumbs evenly over filling.
• 9 bake 25 minutes longer.
• 10 cool and cut into bars.
• 11 cheesecake filling:.
• 12 combine all ingredients and beat till smooth.