Cheesecake Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 teaspoon finely shredded lemon, rind of
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in large mixing bowl, combine flour and brown sugar.
• 3 cut in butter or margarine till mixture forms fine crumbs.
• 4 reserve 1 cup mixture for topping.
• 5 press remainder over bottom of 8x8x2 inch ungreased baking pan.
• 6 bake in 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned but not completely done.
• 7 in mixer bowl, cream together cream cheese and granulated sugar thorougly.
• 8 add egg, milk, lemon peel, lemon juice and vanilla.
• 9 beat well.
• 10 spread batter over partially baked crust.
• 11 combine walnuts with reserved crumb mixture and sprinkle all over.
• 12 bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
• 13 cool and cut into squares.
• 14 makes 16 cookies.