CHERRY-ALMOND CHEESECAKE COOKIE CUPS

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Need a fairly quick dessert? This is the one! Dress up these cheesecake cookie cups using silver or gold foil liners for the holidays.

Provided by Diana Adcock

Categories     Cheesecake

Time 40m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

12 slices refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough, 1/4 inch
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temp
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 large egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
1/3 cup sliced blanched almond
chocolate curls

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Line a 12 count muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  • Place 1 round of cookie dough in each lined cup.
  • Bake for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, egg and almond extract in a medum bowl until smooth.
  • Pour 3 T.
  • cream cheese mixture over each cookie in a cup.
  • Bake for an additional 15 minutes or until set.
  • Cool completely on a wire rack.
  • Top with cherry pie filling and sprinkle with blanched almonds.
  • Chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
  • Garnish with chocolate curls.

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