Centennial Cheesecake

Servings: 12 Difficulty: Intermediate

Centennial Cheesecake

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 40 mins Cook Time 2 hrs
Cooking Temp: 375  F Servings: 12

Ingredients

Crust:

Filling:

Instructions

  1. Combine softened cream cheese and margarine, mixing until well blended. Add flour, sugar and rind; mix well. Form into ball; chill thoroughly. On lightly floured surface, roll ¼ c. dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut with assorted 1 inch cookie cutters. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. Spread 2/3 remaining dough onto bottom of 9 inch springform pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Press remaining dough around sides of pan.

  2. Combine softened cream cheese, sugar, flour, lemon juice and rind, mixing at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Pour over crust. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour, 15 minues. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Spoon pie filling over cheesecake; top with cut-outs.