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Creamy Cherry Bars Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup (stick) butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup flour
2 (3 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 T maraschino cherry juice
3/4 tsp. almond extract
1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries
1/2 cup cottage cheese
Directions:
Directions:
In a mixing bowl cream butter, gradually add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour. pat dough evenly over bottom of an 8 inch square baking pan. Bake in a preheated 350º oven, 15 to 20 minutes.

Meanwhile in a small mixing bowl beat together cream cheese, cottage cheese, cherry juice and almond extract until light and fluffy. Fold in cherries. Spread over first layer. Combine pecans and coconut , sprinkle over cheese filling. Bake 15 to 20 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool. Cut into 24 squares.

 

 

 

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