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Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake

This cheesecake is out of this world! I think you will find the nut crust quite unusual. Sometimes we double the crust portion of the recipe just to have a thicker crust.

crust

1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
1/4 cup finely chopped almonds
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
3/4 cup finely chopped vanilla wafers
2 tablespoons melted butter

Filling

1 1/2 lbs cream cheese
1 1/3 cups sugar
5 large eggs
16 ounces sour cream
1/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons lemon juice

Crust: Mix all nuts and vanilla wafer crumbs with melted butter and press into a 9 inch buttered springform pan, trying to line the sides as much as possible about 1 1/2" up the sides of the pan, set aside.

Cheesecake: All above ingredients should be at room temperature before your begin.

Start by beating the cream cheese until light and fluffy.

Keep the mixer on a low setting throughout the beating and mixing process. Add the sugar a little at a time and continue beating until creamy. Add one egg at a time and beat after each egg.

When eggs have been mixed into the cream cheese add flour, vanilla and lemon juice, mix well. Add the sour cream last and beat well.

Pour cream cheese into the spring pan.

Place on the top rack in the middle of a 325 degrees preheated oven for one hour and 15 minutes.

When time is up, prop open oven door and leave in oven for one hour.

After one hour, remove from oven.

Let cool enough before the cheesecake is put into the refrigerator for 24 hours. A cheesecake should season. The wait is worth it. The flavor ripens and becomes enriched.

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CREAM CHEESE REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

1 c flour
2 tbsp poppy seeds
1/4 tsp salt
4 oz cream cheese at room temp.
1/3 c canola oil
1/4 c honey, warmed

combine the flour, poppy seeds and salt. In a large bowl cream cheese, oil and honey until blended and smooth. Gradually blend in dry ingredients. Shape the dough into a log 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper and chill for 4 hours.

preheat over to 400’. Lightly grease 2 bakeing sheets. Cut the log into 1/4 inch thick slices and place 1 inch apart on prepared bakeing sheets.
bake for 6 - 8 minutes or until slightly browned. transfer to wire racks to cool

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Heloise’s Olive Nut Sandwich Spread

6 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup roasted pecans, finely chopped
1 cup salad olives, sliced with 2 Tbsp juice
Dash of pepper

Mix all together, blending well. Spread on your favorite bread. Is really good on toasted whole wheat. Will keep, covered, in the refrigerator for several weeks (if it lasts that long).

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CREAM CHEESE AND HAM PINWHEELS 3 OZ. softened cream cheese 6 to 8 slices of polish ham (boiled) 1/4 tsp. yellow mustard
Mix cream cheese and mustard together, spread evenly like butter to each ham slice. Roll up lengthwise, wrap and refrigerate for about a hour then slice into pinwheels about 6 to a slice. Very good appetizer or low carb snack

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Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Add cream cheese and chopped chives to your mashed potatoes; salt and pepper.

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Divine Fruit Dip

1 8 ounce package of cream cheese
1 jar of marshmellow fluff

Beat the two together and chill for one hour. I like to serve this with strawberries, pineapple, apple and grapes, but I’m sure it’s just as delicious with any fruit.

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Fiesta Cream Cheese Pinwheels

Mix cream cheese and mustard to taste. Spread on thinly sliced deli ham. Lay a dill pickle that has been quartered lengthwise (one quarter) on the ham/cream cheese. Roll up. Refrigerate for 1/2 hr. Cut in 1 in. pieces.

If you don’t have time to refrigerate, cut in pieces and spear with party toothpicks to hold together.

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I can’t wait for this one to be ready, our taste buds are there.:wink: :lol:

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1 8 oz cream cheese
1 8 oz container cool whip
1 cup sugar

1 quart strawberries
1 package strawberry glaze
2 graham cracker crust

Combine cream cheese, cool whip and sugar in mixer. Spread into pie crusts.
Combine glaze with strawberries, either cut up the strawberries or use them whole. Put on pie. Chill and enjoy.

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Premier Cheesecake Cranberry Bars

Taken from: http://www.verybestbaking.com/

This scrumptious dessert is impossible to resist. The white morsels, cream cheese and cranberry sauce are a perfect combination for a luscious cheesecake that will impress your family and friends.

Estimated Times:

Preparation - 20 min | Cooking - 40 min | Yields - 30

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour·
1 1/2 cups quick or old-fashioned oats·
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar·
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened·
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Premier White Morsels·
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened·
1 can (14 oz.) CARNATION Sweetened Condensed Milk·
1/4 cup lemon juice·
1 teaspoon vanilla extract·
1 can (16 oz.) OCEAN SPRAY® Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce·
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 350° F.
Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
COMBINE flour, oats and brown sugar in large bowl.
Add butter; mix until crumbly.
Stir in morsels.
Reserve 2 1/2 cups morsel mixture for topping.
With floured fingers, press remaining mixture into prepared pan.
BEAT cream cheese in large mixer bowl until creamy.
Add sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and vanilla extract; mix until smooth.
Pour over crust.
Combine cranberry sauce and cornstarch in medium bowl.
Spoon over cream cheese mixture.
Sprinkle reserved morsel mixture over cranberry mixture.

BAKE for 35 to 40 minutes or until center is set.
Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
Cover; refrigerate until serving time (up to 1 day).
Cut into bars.

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The Lady and Sons Gooey Butter Cake
Cake :
1 box yellow cake mix 1 egg 1 stick butter, melted
Filling: 1 (8 oz. ) pkg. cream cheese, softened 2 eggs 1 teasp. vanilla 1 lb. box conf. sugar 1 stick melted butter

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 13x9 pan. With a mixer combine cake ingredients and mix well. Pat into bottom of pan. Beat cream cheese until smooth, add eggs and vanilla. Add conf. sugar and beat well. Beat in butter slowly. Pour evenly over cake mixture. Bake for 45 minutes. You want the center to be a little bit gooey so don’t overbake.
Variations: Pumpkin Gooey : Add 1 ( 15 oz. ) can pumpkin and an extra egg to filling mix. This is also good using a spice cake mix
Pineapple : Add a 20 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained and an extra egg to filling
Lemon : Use a lemon cake mix ; add the juice and zest of 2 lemons to filling
Carrot ; Use a spice cake mix; add 1 c. chopped nuts and 1 1/2 c. finely shredded carrots to filling
Peanut Butter: Use a chocolate cake mix ; ad an extra egg and 1 cup creamy peanut butter to filling
Death by Chocolate : Chocolate cake mix; 1 c. chocotate chips and 1 c. chopped nuts to filling
Banana: add 2 ripe bananas mashed and an extra egg to filling
Chippy: Stir in 1 c. of your favorite chips to filling or 1/2 c. of 2 different kinds
Butter Pecan: Use butter pecan cake mix ; stir 1 c. toasted pecans into filling
Favorite Fruit: on top of filling spread 1 can of your favorite pilling before baking or add 1 c. of your favorite fruit and an extra egg to filling. Blueberries are my favorite!