Cheesecake Dreams

By cmschnettler

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 8 oz, package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 Tbs milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 &1/2 tsp lemon extract or 1 Tbs lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8x8 inch pan. In small bowl mix first 3 ingredients. Stir in melted butter until well combined. Reserve 1/3 cup crumbs. Pat remaining gently into pan. Bake 12-15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in small bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. beat in remaining ingredients. Pour over crust, sprinkle on remaining crumbs. Bake 25 minutes more until set. Cool on wire rack. When cool, cut into 2-inch squares, cut each square diagonally in half.