Easy Cherry Cheesecake Bars
Description
Oatmeal cookie mix forms the crust of these easy cherry cheesecake bars topped with a layer of cherry pie filling.
Ingredients
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cooking spray
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1 (17 1/2 ounce) package dry oatmeal cookie mix
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1/2 stick butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
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2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1 egg
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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
2
Pour cookie mix into a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly and coarse. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture; press remaining crumbs into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
3
Bake crust in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Remove partially baked crust and leave oven on.
4
Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, flour, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
5
Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the partially baked crust. Spread cherry pie filling over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserved crumbs on top.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown on top, about 35 minutes. Cool about 30 minutes. Refrigerate to chill, about 2 hours. Cut into 16 to 20 bars.