Amaretto cheese bars

6 dozen

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1¼ cup Butter
2½ cup Graham cracker crumbs
1 cup Almonds, slivered; chipped
16 ounces Cream cheese; softened
½ cup Sugar
½ cup Sugar
¼ cup Amaretto
3 Eggs
½ cup Amaretto

Directions

CRUST

FILLING

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large saucepan, melt butter. Remove fromheat; stir in graham cracker crumbs, almonds, sugar, and ¼ cup Amaretto. Reserve 1 cup for topping. Press remaining mixture into 15-1/2x10-1/2x1" baking pan. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Set aside.

In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until well blended.

Add eggs, one at time. Stir in ½ cup amaretto. Pour over crust.

Bake additional 20 to 25 minutes until set. Cool completely on wire rack. Refrigerate before serving. Cut into bars.

SOURCE: Amaretto di Amore Recipes, given out at Simply Southern, the 1994 Southern Living Cooking School Typos by Nancy Coleman.

From: Nancy Coleman Date: 09-26-94

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