Amaretto Cheesecake Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temp
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 4 tablespoons amaretto
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 tablespoons almonds, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, combine flour and brown sugar.
• 2 cut in butter until mixture forms fine crumbs.
• 3 reserve 1 cup crumb mixture for topping.
• 4 press remainder over bottom of ungreased 8 inch square baking pan.
• 5 bake for 12-15 minutes at 350 or until lightly browned.
• 6 in mixer bowl, thoroughly cream together cream cheese and granulated sugar.
• 7 add egg, amaretto, and vanilla; beat well.
• 8 spread batter over partially baked crust.
• 9 combine almonds with reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over batter.
• 10 bake for 20-25 minutes.
• 11 cool and cut into squares.
• 12 enjoy!