Baked Cheesecake Squares

Serves: 5

Irma Bergnaum

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

59

Spice

49

Sweetness

50

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Shortening

6.5 tbsps

Cream Cheese

1

Egg

2 tbsps

Milk

1 cup

White Sugar

1 tbsp

Lemon Juice

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

2

Grease 8 inch square baking pan

3

To make the crust: In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar

4

Gradually blend in flour and walnuts

5

Mixture will be crumbly

6

Set aside one cup of crust mixture

7

Press the rest of the mixture into the bottom of baking pan

8

Bake for 15 minutes

9

To make filling: in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar

10

Add in egg, milk, lemon juice and vanilla until well blended

11

Spread the filling over warm crust

12

Sprinkle top with remaining crust mixture

13

Bake for another 25 to 28 minutes

14

Let cool on wire racks before cutting