Savannah Cheesecake Cookies (Paula Deen)
photo by Journey 88
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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12-16 Bars
- Serves:
- 12-16
ingredients
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Crust
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 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 vanilla 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 (I grease pan as bars tend to stick if you do not) 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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Reviews
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Very simple bar cookie that is very quick to put together. The base layer is very thin when spread in the suggested size pan. It finished as a light, crispy layer but I would suggest either doubling the ingredients for the bottom or using an 8x8 baking pan if you like a thicker base. The cheesecake layer is very plain and not overly sweet. This makes it sort of a blank slate for lots of variations. I made a simple chocolate "glue" with dark chocolate chips and butter and attached a fresh raspberry to each cookie and dusted them with powdered sugar. I could imagine substituting peppermint flavoring for the vanilla at the holidays and topping with crushed peppermint candy or candy canes. They make a nice and easy treat for anytime. Made for ABC Tag on FB July '10.
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