Steps
- CRUST: In a medium bowl, cut butter in chunks.
- Add brown sugar and flour, beat at low speed.
- Continue beating at medium speed, scraping sides of bowl often.
- Reserve 1/2 c crumb mixture for topping.
- Press remaining crumb mixture into an 8" square pan.
- Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.
- FILLING: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and lemon juice at medium speed until fluffy (1-2 minutes).
- Stir in chopped cherries.
- Spread filling over crust, sprinkling with remaining crumb mixture.
- Bake 18-20 minutes or until filling is set and slightly browned.
- Cool.
- Store in regrigerator.
Ingredients
- 8 oz pkg soft cream cheese (for filling)
- 0.25 c sugar (for filling)
- 1 egg (for filling)
- 1 T lemon juice (for filling)
- 0.25 c chopped glazed red cherries, for filling
- 0.25 c chopped glazed green cherries, for filling
- 0.33 c cold butter, for crust
- 0.33 c brown sugar, firmly packed, for crust
- 1 c flour, for crust
