Cardamom Cheesecake Bars

"Two favorite flavors--cardamom & cheesecake---what's not to love? A batch of these would make a nice Mother's Day gift, tied with a satin ribbon (and don't forget the card). From the newspaper, adapted from McCormick & Co."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
16
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter. Press firmly into a foil-lined 9-inch square pan.
  • In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, cardamom and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Pour over the crust.
  • For the streusel topping:.
  • Mix flour, oats and brown sugar in a small bowl. Stir in cardamom. With two knives or a pastry blender, cut in butter until coarse crumbs form. Stir in sliced almonds.
  • Sprinkle Streusel Topping over cheesecake mixture. Bake 45 minutes, or until center is almost set and topping is golden brown.
  • Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Cut into bars. Store leftover bars in the refrigerator.

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  1. This is a different kind of cheesecake. Please make sure you like cardamom or you wont like this. I happen to love it:) The streusel topping could easily be halved next time though. Thanks for an easy recipe!
     
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