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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 350�F. 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~