Raspberry Cheesecake Bars

11 ingredients
14 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 c. flour
  • 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 c. finely chopped sliced almonds
  • 1/2 c. butter flavor shortening or shortening
  • 2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
  • 2/3 c. sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 tsp. almond extract
  • 1 c. seedless raspberry preserves or other preserves or jam
  • 1/2 c. flaked coconut
  • 1/2 c. sliced almonds

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine flour, brown sugar and 1/2 cup chopped almonds.
  2. 2
    Cut in shortening until fine crumbs.
  3. 3
    Set aside 1/2 cup crumb mixture for topping.
  4. 4
    Press the rest in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes or until brown.
  5. 5
    Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs and almond extract until smooth.
  6. 6
    Spread over hot crust.
  7. 7
    Return to oven and bake 15 minutes.
  8. 8
    Spread preserves over cream cheese mixture.
  9. 9
    Mix reserved crumbs, coconut and sliced almonds.
  10. 10
    Sprinkle over preserves.
  11. 11
    Bake 15 minutes more. Cool in pan on rack.
  12. 12
    Chill 3 hours.
  13. 13
    Cut in bars.
  14. 14
    Store in refrigerator.

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