Cheesecake Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 4 tablespoons melted butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine the sugar, flour and walnuts.
• 2 mix in the melted butter until crumbly.
• 3 reserve 1/2 cup of crumbs for top.
• 4 press remainder evenly in a 8" x 8" pan, and bake at 350f for 12-15 minutes.
• 5 for filling, beat the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, sour cream, vanilla and egg until creamy.
• 6 pour into the baked crust, and sprinkle with remaining crumbs.
• 7 bake at 350f for about 30 minutes.
• 8 when cool, cut into 2" squares.
• 9 cover and refrigerate.
• 10 optional: for extra color, decorate with strawberry halves.