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Oreo Cheesecake
Preheat oven to 350°
Crust:
1. Combine 2 cups of Oreo cookies (crushed fine) with 1/2 stick butter (melted). 2. Fill bottom of 9” spring form pan with mixture.
Filling:
3 8oz. Cream Cheese (softened) 1 Cup Sugar
4 Eggs 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
3. Combine these ingrediants and beat at medium speed for 20-25 minutes. 4. Spoon 1/2 of filling mixture over crust.
5. Sprinkle on thin layer of crushed Oreo cookies.
6. Spoon remaining filling over cookie layer.
7. Bake for 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 35 minutes.
Topping:
1 Pint Sour Cream
3/4 Cup Sugar
8. Mix together sour cream and sugar and pour over cheesecake.
9. Return to 400° oven and bake for 10 minutes (it should brown very slightly).
Refrigerate overnight and “DON”T COUNT the CALORIES”!!
Brownies
Preheat oven to 325°
1⁄2 cup cocoa
1⁄2 cup butter (1 stick) 2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1⁄4 cup flour
Preparation:
1 cup chopped or broken-up walnuts or pecans 1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch of salt (1/8 tsp)
1. Melt butter in saucepan with cocoa and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes, then transfer to a large bowl. Whisk in eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla.
2. In a separate bowl, combine sugar, flour, nuts and salt. Add to the cocoa- butter mixture. Stir until just combined.
3. Pour into a greased 8 x 8-inch-square pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Do not overbake; the brownies should be gooey. Let cool, then cut into bars.