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Fruitcake Cheesecake Bars

Fruitcake Cheesecake Bars

Fruitcake Cheesecake Bars - a very festive and easy cookie bar recipe with a spiced butter crumble surrounding a dried fruit cheesecake center.
Course Cookies
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 2 dozen cookie bars
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/4 cupfirmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cupcold butter
  • 1/2 tspcinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • pinch ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg

FOR THE CHEESECAKE FILLING

  • 1 cup 8 ouncescream cheese
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tspvanilla extract
  • 1 tbsplemon juice
  • 1 largeegg
  • 2/3 cupmixed glace fruit

Instructions

  1. In a food processor pulse together the flour, brown sugar, spices and butter until crumbly (or simply cut the butter through the flour, spices and sugar with a pastry knife or two butter knives held between your fingers)
  2. Save a 1/2 cup of this crumble mixture to sprinkle over the top later.
  3. Press the rest of the crumble mixture into the bottom of a greased or parchment lined 9x9 inch square baking pan.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes while preparing the cheesecake filling.
  5. Beat together the cream cheese, white sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract until smooth.
  6. Beat in the egg.
  7. Fold in the mixed glace fruit.
  8. Spread the cheesecake mixture evenly onto the pre-baked cookie base and sprinkle the reserved cookie crumble over the surface.
  9. Bake at 325 degrees F for 20-30 minutes until the cheesecake is set. Let cool completely in the pan before cutting and serving.
  10. Refrigerate in airtight containers. Freezes well too.