raspberry cheesecake bars
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These bar cookies can be cut larger and served as a desert to be eaten with a fork.
(1 rating)
yield
32 bars
prep time
20 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For raspberry cheesecake bars
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1 1/4 call purpose flour
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1/2 cbrown sugar, packed
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1/2 csliced almonds, finely chopped
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1/2 cshortening
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16 ozblock cream cheese, softened
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2/3 csugar
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2eggs
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3/4 tspalmond extract
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1 craspberry jam, seedless, at room temperature
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1/2 ccoconut flakes
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1/2 csliced almonds
How To Make raspberry cheesecake bars
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1Combine flour, brown sugar and the 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds in a mixing bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Set aside 1/2 cup crumb mixture for topping.
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2For crust press the remaining crumb mixture into the bottom of a 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are golden.
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3Meanwhile beat the cream cheese, sugar, eggs and almond extract in another mixing bowl, until smooth. Spread over hot crust and return to oven and bake 15 minutes.
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4Stir jam until smooth. Spread over cream cheese mixture. Combine the reserved crumb moxture, coconut and sliced almonds in a small bowl and Sprinkle over jam.
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5Return to oven and bake 15 minutes more or until topping is golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Chill for 3 hours before cutting into bars. Store bars in refrigerator.
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