Cheesecake Squares

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From The Detroit Free Press, December ?, 2007. 

  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 2/3 cup butter, melted
  • 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 4 tablespoons milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, mix the brown sugar, flour, and chopped nuts.  Stir in the melted butter and mix until light and crumbly.  Remove 1 1/2 cups of the mixture to be used later as a topping.  Press the remainder into the bottom of a 13-by-9-by-2-inch pan.

Bake 12-15 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with the sugar until smooth.  Beat in eggs, lemon juice, milk and vanilla.  Pour this into the baked crust.  Top with the reserved crumbs.

Return to the oven and bake for 25 minutes.  Cool thoroughly, then cut into 2-inch squares.  Cover with plastic wrap and keep refrigerated until serving.

Makes 24 squares.

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