Cherry Cheese Bars

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Title: Cherry Cheese Bars
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 36 servings

1 c Walnuts
1 1/4 c Flour
1/2 c Brown sugar, packed
1/2 c Shortening; * see note
1/2 c Coconut; flaked
8 oz Cream cheese; softened
2/3 c Sugar
2 Eggs
2 ts Vanilla
1 cn Cherry pie filling

*Use butter-flavored Crisco
Heat oven to 350~. Grease 13x9 pan with butter flavor crisco. Set
aside. Chop 1/2 cup nuts coarsely for the topping. Chop remaining 1/2 cup
finely. Combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in Crisco until fine crumbs
form. Add 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts and coconut. Mix well. Remove 1/2
cup. Set aside.
Press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan. Bake at 350~. for 12-15
minutes, until edges are lightly browned. Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs
and vanilla in small bowl at medium speed until smooth. Spread over hot
baked crust. Return to oven. Bake 15 minutes longer.
Spread cherry pie filling over cheese layer. Combine reserved coarsely
choppes nuts and reserved crumbs. Srinkle evenly over cherries. Return to
oven. Bake 15 minutes longer. Cool. Refrigerate several hours. Cut into
bars.

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