Cheesecake Cookies
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
12 cookies
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
-
Crust
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
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Filling
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon almond extract
- fresh berries and mint leaf, for garnish
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine flour, brown sugar, pecans, and butter in bowl. Press dough into an ungreased 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
- For filling, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar together in a bowl until smooth, using a handheld electric mixer; add eggs and extract; beat well.
- Pour over crust. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool completely. Cut into squares before serving. Decorate tops with berries and mint leaves.
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