Individual Cheese Cakes

I make these for Aaron for his birthday every year.  I taught Nik how to make them so he can bake them for his father any time he wants to butter him up.

INGREDIENTS:

12 Vanilla Wafers

1 tsp vanilla

2 (8oz) pkg cream cheese softened

½ c sugar

2 eggs

INSTRUCTIONS:

Line muffin tin with foil liners.  Place 1 cookie in each tin.  Mix cream cheese, vanilla and sugar on Medium speed until well blended.  Add eggs and mix well.  Pour mixture over wafers, filling ¾ full.  Bake 25 min at 325.

Remove from pan when cool.  Top with fruit, preserves, nuts or chocolate.

Makes 12 cheesecakes

Variation:

Crush Oreo cookies, add melted margarine.  Place 1 tbsp in each foil liner and press (instead of using vanilla wafer).  After mixing eggs into cheesecake mixture, fold in chocolate chips.  After cakes are cooled, melt some chocolate chips (about ½ cup) and drizzle chocolate over the cheesecakes.