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Savannah Cheesecake Cookies

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Recipe Introduction

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen / Recipe Summary: Difficulty: Easy; Prep Time: 10 minutes; Cook Time: 35 minutes; Yield: 25 squares

List of Ingredients

Crust:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 stick butter, melted

Filling:
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla or almond extract
Fresh berries and mint leaves, for garnish


Recipe

Preheat oven to 350ºF. 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.

Posted by: Appy_Girl: I served a batch of these on Thanksgiving and I must say that this is one of the "BEST" ~ Hope y'all hear me Cheesecake Bar Cookies I have ever made or eaten!~ The cheesecake part is so much like a wonderful New York Style Cheesecake. It's rich and creamy and absolutely decilious~ I topped mine with freshly sliced strawberries and the bottom is a wafer thin coating of one awesome pecan cookie like crust~ This one is best made the day before. The squares will cut completely clean and perfectly square~ Janie ~ Picture Perfect~ When the cheesecake is done it will puff up slightly and may have a few cracks. Mine did but when it cooled the crackes disappeared~ Honest Engine~ The Bottom crust will be very thin. I used a spoon to drop spoonfulls of the crust mixture all over the bottom of the cookie sheet, instead of dumping it out. That way I could control the coverage better. It's thin but it will cover and it bakes quickly.

This bottom mixture just accents and adds a little crunch to the rich cheesecake perfectly. Not the least bit heavy~ Janie~