My mom always made these for the holidays, and they were always in the top 3 of cookies I would save room for. Neither one of us has made them in years, and I decided to put an end to the drought this year. I feel they are necessary cookie tray material.

Mini Cheesecake Cookies

2015-09-28 14:42:13

Serves 36

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Prep Time

10 min

Cook Time

15 min

Total Time

25 min

Prep Time

10 min

Cook Time

15 min

Total Time

25 min

Ingredients

1. About 40 Nilla wafers
2. 2 (8-oz) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
3. ½ cup granulated sugar
4. 2 eggs
5. 1 teaspoon vanilla
6. Cherry pie filling

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a mini muffin/cupcake pan with paper liners. Place one Nilla wafer in the bottom of each mini muffin well. Set aside.
2. Cream together the cream cheese and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy, and thoroughly combined. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until well combined. Mix in the vanilla.
3. Divide the batter evenly among each cup. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the edges and top appear set.
4. Cool completely and then chill for at least a couple of hours. Top with a small amount of cherry pie filling. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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