Holiday Cheesecake Presents

Recipe from a Holiday Cookies book - delicious little bites of cheesecake heaven! Decorate them with sprinkles or colored decorating gels.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 32
• Yields: 32 bars

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1⁄3 cup butter, melted
• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 3  eggs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Mix crumbs, butter, and 3 Tbs sugar; press firmly onto bottom of a foil-lined 13x9 baking pan.
2. Beat cream cheese, 3/4 c sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended. Pour over crust.
3. Bake 30 min or until center is almost set. Cool. Chill 3 hours or overnight. Cut into 32 bars. Decorate to look like "presents". Store in refrigerator.