Dinah Shore�s Cheesecake Cookies.
This recipe is from an old Woman�s Day. I�ve served it often at luncheons, showers, what ever. It has always been a hit.
1 cup flour
1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup butter melted
1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 F
Grease an 8 or 9 inch square baking pan.
In a small bowl combine first three ingredients.
Stir in melted butter until well combined.
Reserving 1/3 cup, pat remaining crumbs into pan.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, and sugar until smooth.
Beat in remaining ingredients
Pour over crust; sprinkle on reserved crumbs.
Bake 30 minutes more or until set.
Cool on wire rack.
When cool, cut into 2 inch squares; cut each square diagonally in half.
Makes about 32.