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Choco-Cherry Cheesecake Bars Recipe from Pillsbury.com

Choco-Cherry Cheesecake Bars Recipe from Pillsbury.com:

INGREDIENTS:

1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies

1 egg, separated

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

2 eggs

1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

3 drops red food color

1 jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries, finely chopped, drained on paper towels

1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup whipping cream

DIRECTIONS:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, break up cookie dough. With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat 1 egg white until frothy. Brush egg white over crust. Bake 3 minutes longer or until egg white is set.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add egg yolk, 2 eggs, the condensed milk, almond extract and food color; beat until well blended. Stir in chopped cherries.
• Pour cherry mixture evenly over crust. Bake 16 to 20 minutes longer or until set. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium saucepan, heat chocolate chips and butter over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Cool 20 minutes.
• Stir whipping cream into chocolate mixture until well blended. Spread over cooled bars. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store in refrigerator.
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Sugar Cookie Bars

I found this recipe on  A Creative Princess and wanted to share it here............ While I was checking out linkies in Sunday I found this "yummylicious" cookie,my favorite from childhood but a whole lot easier, bake all at once and you have sugar cookie bars!

Sugar Cookie Bars with Cream-Cheese Butter Frosting 

Ingredients
1 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
5 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
parchment paper

*(Notes in parentheses are mine, just like this one.  )

Directions…
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. (I beat the butter and sugar together, for about 5 minutes, until it was really light and fluffy.)  Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each egg. Add vanilla extract and mix well. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda and stir with a wire whisk to mix well. Add to wet mixture and mix just until combined. Spread dough onto a greased(I used parchment paper lined) 13 x 18 baking sheet. (I like parchment, ’cause there is, absolutely, no sticking. JMO.  ) Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes, until light golden brown or until a toothpick comes out clean. The bars won’t look done so do the toothpick test. Cool completely and then frost.

Frosting…
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
5 cups powdered sugar
1 tbsp. milk
food coloring (if desired)
sprinkles (of course)

Directions…
Combine butter and cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla extract and salt. Add powdered sugar in 1 cup increments until combined, then add milk and mix until smooth and spreading consistency. Spread over cooled sugar cookie bars.

Photo borrowed from  Lady With The Red Rocker

This frosting is to die for! When I made it, I only had 4 cups of powdered sugar, so I just omitted the milk.  Let me tell you, I could have eaten the whole bowl, with a spoon, it was that good!

Enjoy!