Merry Cherry Cheesecake Bars

125 g flour

74 g brown sugar

1/4 t salt

5 T cold butter

8 oz cream cheese, room temp

50 g sugar

1 egg

1 T lemon juice

1/2 C chopped red & green candied or maraschino cherries

Preheat oven to 350.

Line an 8x8 pan.

Separately, combine flour, brown sugar, and salt.

Cut butter into dry mixture until crumbly.

Set aside 1/2 C crumbs and press remaining mixture into pan.

Bake crust 10-12 mins or until lightly toasted.

Separately, cream together cream cheese, sugar, egg, and lemon juice.

Fold in chopped cherries.

Spread over crust.

Sprinkle with reserved crumb topping.

Bake 18-20 mins or until set.

Let cool to room temp.

Chill 2 hours.

Slice into bars.

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