Holiday Cheesecake Bars

• 2 cups flour
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• Filling
• 2 (8 ounce) packages light cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• sliced red maraschino cherry (optional)
• sliced green maraschino cherry (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in walnuts. Reserve 1 cup. Press remaining crumbs into ungreased 9x13 inch pan. Bake for 12 minutes.
3. For filling, beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition. Beat in milk, lemon juice and vanilla, pour over crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
4. Bake 25 - 30 minutes longer or until edges are lightly browned and filling is almost set. Cool in pan on a wire rack.Cut into squares. Garnish with cherries if desired. Store in the refrigerator.

flour, brown sugar, butter, walnuts, filling, light cream cheese, sugar, eggs, milk, lemon juice, vanilla, red maraschino, green maraschino

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/holiday-cheesecake-bars-198658 (may not work)