New York Cheesecake Squares

Name: New York Cheesecake Squares
Yield: Makes 64 squares
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 7 ounces gingersnaps or ginger wafers, broken into pieces; ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, softened; 7 ounces gingersnaps or ginger wafers, broken into pieces; 7 ounces gingersnaps or ginger wafers, broken into pieces; ¾ cup sugar Grated zest of ½ lemon; ¾ cup sugar Grated zest of ½ lemon; ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, softened; 1 pound cream cheese (about 2 cups), softened; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 2 tablespoons sour cream

Preparation info

Makes
64
squares

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cookie Lover's Cookie Book

By Richard Sax

Published 1986

About

Firm enough to cut into neat squares, creamy enough to satisfy the most demanding cheesecake fans.

Ingredients

Ginger Crumb Crust

7 ounces gingersnaps or ginger wafers, broken into pieces
¼ cup (½

Americas
United States
New York
Vegetarian
cheese

Method

Ginger Crumb Crust: Preheat the oven to 300°F. Butter an 8-inch square pan. Finely grind the cookies in a food processor (you should have about