Cherry Yum Yum

12 Reviews

“Almost like cherry cheesecake cookie bars. Quick, easy and oh-so rich.” - by Susan Tyler

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons white sugar
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (1.3 ounce) envelope whipped topping mix
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
2 cups confectioners' sugar

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Original recipe yields 1 -9x13 inch pan

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Combine the butter or margarine, flour, white sugar and chopped pecans. Press mixture into the bottom of one 9x13 inch baking dish and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Allow crust to cool completely before preceding.
Prepare the dream whip according to the package directions.
Blend the cream cheese and the confectioners' sugar together. Fold in the dream whip and spread over the top of the cooled crust. Top with the cherry pie filling and refrigerated before serving.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (24 total)

Calories
215 cal
11%

Fat
11.6 g
18%

Carbs
26.2 g
8%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Kim

Aug. 4, 2008

"Delicious crust; we love the pecan shortbread taste. I used a half of a container of Cool Whip for the whipped topping. Next time I will double the cream cheese & whipped topping mixture so it is th..." See moreicker and can stand up to that "steal the show" crust! I made my own blueberry pie topping from freshly-picked blueberries (boiled/dissolved 1 c. sugar & 1/2 c. water, then added 3 c. blueberries, 1 T. lemon juice and 1/4 t. cinnamon and cooked for several minutes. Thickened with cornstarch dissolved in 1-2 T. of cold water) and got many compliments on a delicious dessert."

BRANDLI5

Dec. 21, 2003

"I fixed this for my Dad and It was gone the same day. I made it for a get together and I did not even get a bite. Some how its the best recipe ever for desert!!!!!!!..." See more"

ChefsyndiG

Aug. 23, 2004

"Follow the recipe to the letter.The only thing I changed was the time on the crust. Instead of 20mins I put it on for 30min. It gave the crust a more cruncher texture. It was easy to make and my famil..." See morey just loved it!"

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