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Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 each)
  • Calories:
  • 175
  • Fat:
  • 11 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 6 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 41 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 85 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 18 g
  • Fiber:
  • 0 g
  • Protein:
  • 3 g

Cheesecake Diamonds

Here's a simple recipe that's good to have when guests are coming over. I found it in an old cookbook.

SERVINGS

 16

CATEGORY

 Dessert

METHOD

 Baked

PREP

 15 min.

COOK

 30 min.

TOTAL

 45 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 5 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • FILLING:
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons lemon peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add flour and pecans; mix well. Set aside 1 cup for topping. Press the remaining mixture into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack.
    In another mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add egg, beating just until combined. Beat in the cream, lemon juice, peel and vanilla. Spread over crust. Sprinkle with reserved topping. Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. Cut into diamonds. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 16 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Oct 13, 2008

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