Description
These Christmas Cheesecake Bars are a delightful holiday treat with a rich cheesecake filling and a sweet cherry topping, perfect for celebrating the season.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (8.5 oz) Sugar Cookie Mix
- 4 tbsp Butter, Cold
- 1 (8 oz) Cream Cheese, Softened
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1 tbsp Flour
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 1 Egg
- 3/4 can Cherry Pie Filling
- 1/3 cup Almonds, Sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine sugar cookie mix and cold, cubed butter with a fork until crumbly.
- Set aside 3/4 cup of the mixture. Press the remaining mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Place in the refrigerator to cool quickly.
- While the crust is cooling, prepare the cheesecake mixture by beating together softened cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla, and egg until smooth and creamy.
- Spread the mixture over the cooled crust evenly, covering the crust completely.
- Then spoon on pie filling over the top of the cheesecake mixture, spreading evenly.
- Stir sliced almonds into the reserved crumble mixture. Sprinkle all over the top of the pie filling.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- Cool for 30 minutes, then store in the refrigerator until cold and firm.
Notes
- Make sure the cream cheese is softened to room temperature for easy mixing.
- You can substitute the cherry pie filling with any fruit filling of your choice.
- These bars can be made a day ahead of serving for enhanced flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg