WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

The Christmas season is all about family and food.

Your loved ones look forward to Christmas Eve

and tasting all the glorious treats you have prepared for them

When the children were younger, we attended the

Christmas Eve Candlelight Church Service

dressed in our Sunday best, then came home

to begin their treasure hunt and savor punch and appetizers.

What treasured memories these are.

Anyhoo...if you are like me, it's time to gather

recipes and decide what is going to be on the 

table for Christmas Eve.

My family loves Cheesecake and this delightful

recipe is from the 2008, Kraft FOOD AND FAMILY magazine.

It's the perfect time to make sweet memories.

This is an easy and affordable sweet surprise

for your holiday gathering.....

WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

12 OREO cookies, finely crushed

2 T. melted butter

3 squares white chocolate, divided

2 (8 ounce) packages of cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 t. vanilla

2 eggs

1/4 cup raspberry preserves

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix cookie crumbs and butter, press onto bottom

of 8-inch square pan. 

Melt two chocolate squares as directed on package

of Baker's Chocolate.

BEAT cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer

until well blended.

ADD melted chocolate and mix together.

ADD eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed

after each just until blended.

Pour over crust.

BAKE 25-28 minutes until center is almost set.

Cool 5 minutes.

Spread with preserves.

Melt remaining chocolate and drizzle over cheesecake.

Cool, then refrigerate for 5 hours.

Cut into 18 bars.