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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 20 |
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Cherry Chewbilees makes a good dish to carry to potlucks and parties. It's a hit for me at home, toomy husband rates it as one of his favorite desserts. We both love the country, and the small town we live in has a very rural-sounding nickname...it's know as the Forestry Capital of the South ! Ingredients:
crust: |
1-1/4 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
1/2 cup packed brown sugar |
1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening |
1 cup chopped walnuts, divided |
1/2 cup flaked coconut |
filling: |
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened |
2/3 cup sugar |
2 eggs |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
2 cans (21 ounces each) cherry pie filling |
Directions:
1. In a bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in shortening until fine crumbs form. Stir in 1/2 cup nuts and coconut. Set aside 1/2 cup crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.
2. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, for filling, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a bowl until smooth. Spread over hot crust. Bake 15 minutes.
3. Spread pie filling on top. Combine remaining nuts and reserved crumbs; sprinkle over cherries. Bake 15 minutes more. Cool. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 20 servings.
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