Amaretto Cheesecake Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temp
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
4 tablespoons Amaretto
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons almonds, chopped

Preparation

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and brown sugar.
Cut in butter until mixture forms fine crumbs.
Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture for topping.
Press remainder over bottom of ungreased 8 inch square baking pan.
Bake for 12-15 minutes at 350 or until lightly browned.
In mixer bowl, thoroughly cream together cream cheese and granulated sugar.
Add egg, amaretto, and vanilla; beat well.
Spread batter over partially baked crust.
Combine almonds with reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over batter.
Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Cool and cut into squares.
ENJOY!