Description
A wonderful and easy cheesecake recipe my mother-in-law made for the holidays and special occasions.
Ingredients
- 7 ounces vanilla wafers, crushed
- ½ cup margarine, melted
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 eggs
- 1 pint sour cream
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Mix vanilla wafers
- margarine
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- and cinnamon together in a bowl; press into the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned
- about 10 minutes.
- Beat the two 8-ounce packages and 3-ounce package cream cheese with 1 cup sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Beat eggs
- 1 at a time
- into cream cheese mixture
- stirring well after each addition; spread over crust.
- Bake in the preheated oven until middle of cheesecake is set
- 25 to 30 minutes; cool for 10 minutes.
- Increase oven temperature to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
- Mix sour cream
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- and vanilla extract together in a bowl until creamy; pour over cheesecake.
- Bake until topping is set
- about 5 minutes. Cool cheesecake to room temperature and refrigerate until serving.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 16