Ingredients

40 square shortbread cookies, finely crushed (about 2 1/2 cups)

2 T. butter

3 pkg. cream cheese, softened, divided

1/2 c. sugar

2 eggs

1 t. almond extract

1 can cherry pie filling

1/2 c. sliced almonds

Preparation

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