Raspberry Cheesecake Bars

Total Time: 6 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 2 cups gold medal all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2/3 cup cold butter or 2/3 cup margarine
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries, in syrup thawed and undrained
• fresh raspberry, if desired

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 mix flour and powdered sugar in medium bowl.
• 3 cut in butter, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• 4 press firmly and evenly in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
• 5 bake 15 minutes.
• 6 beat cream cheese in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium-high
• 7 speed until smooth and fluffy.
• 8 beat in granulated sugar and eggs.
• 9 stir in raspberries (with syrup).
• 10 spread cream cheese mixture over baked crust.
• 11 bake 20 to 25 minutes or just until center is set.
• 12 cool completely, about 1 hour.
• 13 cover loosely and refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm.
• 14 for bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.
• 15 garnish with fresh raspberries.
• 16 store covered in refrigerator.