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We are excited to bring you this show-stopping cheesecake, which we featured in our cookbook, Dining In. It always garners loads of compliments, and you’ll be surprised how easy it is to prepare.
1 box round vanilla cookies
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
3 (8 ounce / 250-gram packages) American cream cheese, softened (2 and 3/4 cups)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon Gefen Vanilla Extract
3 eggs
1 12-ounce (340-gram) jar dulce de leche (caramel, optional)
1/2 cup pecan pieces, toasted (optional)
Preheat oven to 325°F (170°C).
Reserve 16 cookies, and crush the rest into fine crumbs. Mix the crushed cookies with 1/4 cup of the sugar, and the margarine. Press firmly into the bottom of a nine-inch spring-form pan (use a silver spring-form pan, not a dark, nonstick pan).
Stand remaining 16 cookies around edge of pan, rounded side facing outward, and cookies touching one another, to achieve a scalloped effect. Press cookies gently into crust around edge of pan to secure.
Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl on medium speed until well blended.
Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition, just until blended. Pour into prepared crust.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until center is almost set.
Run a small knife around rim of pan to loosen cake, but let the cake cool before removing rim from the pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
For an optional topping, pour one-half to three-fourths of the jar of Dulce de Leche caramel onto the center of the cheesecake and smooth. Top with pecan pieces, if desired.
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