Main Ingredients:

1/2 cup cherries, pitted, quartered1 tablespoon kirsch, optional15 vanilla-cream sandwich cookies3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted1 small package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened1/2 cup confectioners' sugar1 teaspoon each: pure vanilla extract, minced lemon rind1 cup whipping cream, whipped to soft peaks1 cup each: blueberries, strawberries, for garnish

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Combine cherries and kirsch in a small dish. Set aside while youmake the crust.Heat oven to 350 degrees. Crush the cookies in a blender or foodprocessor. Add butter and mix well. Press into an 8-inch pie plate.Bake until lightly colored, 8 minutes. Cool completely beforefilling.Beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and lemon rind until smooth.Drain any liquid from cherries into mixture. Fold into whippedcream. Sprinkle cherries over bottom of cooled crust. Top withcream mixture; refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.Up to several hours before serving, arrange berries on top forgarnish. Refrigerate until serving time.

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