GINGERBREAD AMARETTO MINI CHEESECAKES

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The basic recipe for these Lil desserts came from the cookbook PHILADELPHIA CHEESECAKES,APPETIZERS & MORE. Because I had bought these Nabisco Gingerbread sandwich cookies, I wanted to incorporate them into the dessert. So I crushed them & used them as the crust. I love desserts with Amaretto & used that as a flavor enhancer. I...

Provided by Rose Mary Mogan

Categories     Other Desserts

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 6

12 vanilla wafers or chocolate sandwich cookies (i used 2 sleeves gingerbread cookies from a 15 1/4 oz pkg)
1 lb cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 c granulated sugar (i used 3/4 cup)
2 large eggs, room temperarure
3 Tbsp almond flavored liqueur ( or 2 teaspoon amaretto extract)
1 can(s) cherry pie filling (will not need it all)

Steps:

  • 1. This is the book where the original recipe came from. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. NOTE: ORIGINAL RECIPE MADE 12 REGULAR SIZE MUFFIN TIN CHEESECAKES. I USED MINI MUFFIN TINS AND MADE 48 DESSERTS.
  • 2. These are the cookies that I crushed in a zip lock bag using a meat mallet, to use in this recipe . You may want to use a food processor for this step.
  • 3. These are the other basic ingredients for this recipe.
  • 4. Line a mini tart pan with paper liners. You will need 48. Add about 1 teaspoon or so of crushed cookie crumbs to each liner. Using a mini tart press, firmly press crushed cookies into bottom of each paper liner, and set aside till needed.
  • 5. Combine other ingredients, cream cheese, eggs extract & sugar, and beat together with a hand mixer till blended. Using a teaspoon carefully fill each cup with cheese filling.
  • 6. Place in preheated 350 degrees F oven & bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until center is almost set.
  • 7. Remove from oven, cool completely about 3 hours or so, then top with fresh fruit or canned pie filling as desired.

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