Cherry-Almond Cheesecake Cookie Cups

Dib's's Note:

Need a fairly quick dessert? This is the one! Dress up these cheesecake cookie cups using silver or gold foil liners for the holidays.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 12 slices refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough , 1/4 inch
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese , at room temp
• ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1⁄3; cup sliced blanched almond
• chocolate curls

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Line a 12 count muffin tin with cupcake liners.
3. Place 1 round of cookie dough in each lined cup.
4. Bake for 10 minutes.
5. Meanwhile beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, egg and almond extract in a medum bowl until smooth.
6. Pour 3 T.
7. cream cheese mixture over each cookie in a cup.
8. Bake for an additional 15 minutes or until set.
9. Cool completely on a wire rack.
10. Top with cherry pie filling and sprinkle with blanched almonds.
11. Chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
12. Garnish with chocolate curls.

Reviews

[HurricaneChampagne]

I've never before attempted to make cheesecake before. This was a very easy recipe, the cheesecakes turned out perfect! I was thinking of trying this with brownie batter (in place of the cookie) for next time. Mmmm, thanks for sharing!

[DuChick]

Perfectionn in a cupcake liner!! I made these for a girls' night out and impressed everyone with this pretty little package of a dessert. I used sugar cookie dough as the base, fat-free cream cheese and no-sugar-added cherry pie filling to cut calories. What a winner! Thanks DiB's for sharing.

[ceruleanseven]

These were AWESOME. I'm thinking about having one right now, and it's only 7:30 in the morning. Even better the next day.