Cherry Almond Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. cookie crumbs *
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp. margarine or butter, melted
3 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
1 c. sugar
1 c. sour cream
3 eggs
2 tsp. almond flavoring
1/4 c. liquid from maraschino cherries
small jar maraschino cherries

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Mix cookie crumbs, 1 tablespoon sugar and the margarine; press in bottom of 9-inch spring-form pan (if using a larger pan, cook the cheesecake less than 1 hour).
Bake 10 minutes, cool.