Ingredients
1 C walnut pieces
1 1/4 C flour
1/2 C brown sugar
1/2 C butter flavored crisco
1/2 C flake coconut
2 pkg 8oz cream cheese
2/3 C sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 can cherry pie filling
Directions
Heat oven to 350.
Grease 13 x 9 inch pan.
Chop 1/2 C nuts coarsely & 1/2 C finely.
Combine flour and brown sugar.
Cut in crisco until crumbs form.
Add finely chopped nuts and coconut.
Mix well and set aside 1/2 C.
Press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan.
Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes, until edges lightly browned.
Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
Spread over hot baked crust.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Spread cherry pie filling over cheese layer.
Combine coarsely chopped nuts with reserved crumbs.
Sprinkle evenly over cherries.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Cool and refrigerate several hours before cutting into bars.
Notes
Recipe handed down by my Mom. We liked it with blueberry pie filling instead of cherry, and generally replaced walnuts with pecans.
