Cherry Streusel Cheesecake Bars

• 2-1/2 cups finely crushed shortbread cookies
• 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
• 3 pkg. (250 g each) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened, divided
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• 1 can (540 mL) cherry pie filling
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix cookie crumbs, butter and 125 g cream cheese with mixer until blended.
3. Reserve 1-1/4 cups crumb mixture; press remaining onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
4. Bake 10 min.
5. ; cool.
6. Beat remaining cream cheese, sugar, eggs and extract until blended.
7. Spread over crust; top with pie filling.
8. Combine nuts and reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over pie filling.
9. Bake 30 to 32 min.
10. or until edges are lightly browned.

shortbread cookies, butter, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, almond extract, almonds

Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/cherry-streusel-cheesecake-bars-155008.aspx (may not work)