Holiday cheesecake bars
Holiday cheesecake bars recipe in the christmas category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2/3 cup cold butter, no substitutes
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- Filling:
- 2 packages, 8 ounces, cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Sliced red and green maraschino cherries, optional
Recipe method:
- In a bowl, combine flour and brown sugar, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in walnuts. Reserve one cup.
- Press remaining crumbs onto the bottom of an ungreased 9 x 13 inch pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes.
- Filling: In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition. Beat in milk, lemon juice and vanilla.
- Pour filling over crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
- Bake 25 to 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.
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