Cherry Cheese Bars

• 1 cup walnuts, divided
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

1. Heat oven to 350u0b0F.
2. Grease a 13x9x2-inch pan.
3. Coarsely chop 1/2 cup nuts for the topping. Set aside.
4. Finely chop remaining 1/2 cup nuts.
5. Combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in shortening until fine crumbs form. Add finely chopped nuts and coconut.
6. Remove 1/2 cup of this mixture and set aside.
7. Press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan. Bake at 350u0b0F for 12-15 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
8. Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla at medium speed until smooth. Spread over hot, baked crust. Return to oven and bake 15 minutes longer.
9. Spread cherry pie filling over cheese layer.
10. Combine reserved nuts and reserved crumbs. Sprinkle over cherries. Return to oven and bake 15 minutes more. Cool. Refrigerate several hours.

walnuts, flour, brown sugar, butter flavor, coconut, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, cherry pie filling

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cherry-cheese-bars-189444 (may not work)