Cookbook Recipe

I have many cookbooks in my cupboard sitting idle. With the advent of the Internet, now I get most of my recipes from that source. While I enjoy the latest and greatest recipes, I appreciate the tradional fare from days gone by. With that said, I will begin my quest to make a recipe from each of the cookbooks that I own over the next year starting with this one...

 

I chose to make Cheesecake squares, kind of a combination of a square and a cheesecake. Very yummy and pretty easy to put together. In case, you don't have a copy of this cookbook, I have included the recipe for you to give it a try. Just out of the oven....

 

 

 

Just out of the freezer. I had some leftover after serving them so I popped them in the freezer and now I have them ready to take to another event.

 

 

 Favourite Cheesecake Squares

1/3 cup Parkay Margarine

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup flour

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (I used pecans)

 

1 8oz. package of cream cheese,softened

1/4 cup white sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 egg

3/4 cup M & M's

 

Beat margarine and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add flour and nuts. Mix well.

Reserve 1/2 cup crumb mixture; press remaining mixture onto bottom of 8 x 8 pan. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

Combine next 3 ingredients, add egg. Layer 1/2 cup candy over crust, top with cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with remaining candy. Bake at 350F for 20 additional minutes. Cool.