Vanilla Cheesecake

By RuthLouise

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 50 vanilla wafers, finely crushed (2cups)
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Cheesecake Filling:
• 3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325°F.

For the Vanilla Wafer Crust, mix vanilla wafer crumbs, butter, sugar and vanilla in medium bowl until well blended. Press evenly into bottom and 2 inches up sides of 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.

For the Filling:

Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Pour into prepared crust.

Bake 50 minutes or until center is almost set. Turn off oven. Leave cheesecake in oven 2 hours or until cooled. Remove from oven.

Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Run small knife around sides of pan to loosen crust; remove sides of pan. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.