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Cheesecake: Amaretto Cheesecake Cookies

Source of Recipe

Aunt Elsie


List of Ingredients

1 cup flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
6 tablespoons butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
4 tablespoons amaretto
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons almonds, chopped


Recipe

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until mixture forms fine crumbs. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture for topping. Press remainder over bottom of ungreased 8 inch square baking pan. Bake for 12-15 minutes at 350ºF or until lightly browned. In mixer bowl, thoroughly cream together cream cheese and granulated sugar. Add egg, amaretto, and vanilla; beat well. Spread batter over partially baked crust. Combine almonds with reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.