Best Ever Cheesecake
- 40 oz cream cheese
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 3 T all purpose flour
- 3/4 t. grated lemon peel
- 1/4 t salt
- 1/4 t vanilla extract
- 5 eggs (1 cup)
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- small sour cream with a couple of tablespoons mixed in
- Heat oven to 350. Spray the pan with Pam and then crumble the cookies into the pan.
- Put the cream cheese in a mixing bowl and beat until fluffy. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar, flour, lemon peel, salt, and vanilla. Gradually blend into the cheese. Add the eggs and yolks, one at a time ; beat well after each addition. Gently stir in the cream. Turn into the pan which has been lined with the crumbled cookies. Bake at 350 until slightly brown and then bake at 200 degrees for another hour. Spread the sour cream/sugar mixture over the top and return to the oven for 5 minutes. Turn the oven off and open the door and cool for 3 hours; refrigerate for at least 6 hours or over night.
- Pick a seasonal fruit and decorate the top. Serve.
cream cheese, sugar, t, lemon peel, salt, vanilla, eggs, egg yolks, whipping cream, sour cream
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/best-ever-cheesecake-52426421 (may not work)