Shelly's Recipe

AMARETTO CHEESECAKE COOKIES

Category: Bars

1 cup flour
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
6 tbsp butter, softened
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
4 tbsp amaretto
1/2 tsp vanilla
4 tbsp almonds, chopped

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until mixture forms fine crumbs. Reserve 2 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 a large bowl, thoroughly cream together cream cheese and 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 30-35 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.