Enjoy these bars made from sugar cookie mix
* Ingredients :
° 1 pouch Betty CrockerTM Sugar Cookie Mix
° 1/2 cup (125 ml) cold butter
° 2 pkg. (250 g each) cream cheese, softened
° 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
° 30 ml (2 tbsp.) All-purpose flour
° 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of vanilla
° 1 egg
° 1 can cherr pie filling
° 1/3 cup (75 ml) sliced almonds
* Steps :
1
Preheat oven 175 ° C (350 ° F). Spraying 13 x 9-inch (33 x 23 cm) pan with cook spray. Placing cookie blend in bowl. Add the butter with a pastry cutter (or by taking 2 table knives and passing them over the mixture each in one direction), until the mixture is coarsely grainy. Reserve 375 ml (1 1/2 cups) of this paste for garnish. Press the remaining dough evenly into the bottom of the pan. Cook for 10 minutes. Let cool.
2
Meantime, in large bowl, whisk cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla & egg with an electric mixer on speed to smooth. Spreading cream cheese mix equally on partially baked crust. Spoon cherry pie filling equally on cream cheeselayer.
3
In a small bowl, combine the reserved 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) of the lumpy mixture and the almonds. Sprinkle over pie filling.
4
Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until lightly golden in color. Let cool for 30 minutes. Refrigerate about 2 h Cutting to 6 rows & 4 columns. Covering & stored in refrigerator.
Enjoy !
