Aunt Debbie's Merry Christmas Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese soft, for filling
- 1/4 c sugar for filling
- 1 egg for filling
- 1 T lemon juice for filling
- 1/4 c red cherries chopped, glazed - for filling
- 1/4 c green cherries chopped, glazed - for filling
- 1/3 c cold butter for crust
- 1/3 c brown sugar firmly packed - for crust
- 1 c flour for crust
Instructions
- CRUST: In a medium bowl, cut butter in chunks.
- Add brown sugar and flour, beat at low speed.
- Continue beating at medium speed, scraping sides of bowl often.
- Reserve 1/2 c crumb mixture for topping.
- Press remaining crumb mixture into an 8" square pan.
- Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.
- FILLING: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and lemon juice at medium speed until fluffy (1-2 minutes).
- Stir in chopped cherries.
- Spread filling over crust, sprinkling with remaining crumb mixture.
- Bake 18-20 minutes or until filling is set and slightly browned.
- Cool.
- Store in regrigerator.
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