Cheesecake Dreams Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs, butter and sugar. Press onto bottom and 2 in. up the inside of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in cream, lemon juice, flour, lemon zest, extracts and, if desired, food coloring. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Return pan to baking sheet., Bake 55-65 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º. Grease 8x8 baking pan.
• In a smal bowl, mix first 3 ingredients. Stir in melted butter until well combined. Reserve 1/3 cup mixture. Pat the remaining mixture into pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in mixer bowl at medium speed until smooth. Beat in remaining ingredients. Pour over baked crust, sprinkle on remaining crumbs. Bake 25 minutes until set. Cool on wire rack.
• When cool, cut into 2 inch squares. Cut each square in half diagonally. Store in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8" square baking pan. In small bowl mix first 3 ingredients. Stir in melted butter until well combined. Reserve 1/3 C crumbs. Pat remaining gently in pan. Bake 12-15 min. Meanwhile in small bowl w/ mixer at med speed beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in remaining ingredients. Pour over crust and sprinkle on extra crumbs. Bake 25 minutes until set. Cool on wire rack. When cool cut in 2" squares. Cut each square diagonally in half. Make 32 cookies, 85 calories each.