Mini-Cheesecakes

Makes 48 mini cheesecakes.  Top with pie filling or icing sprinkled with chocolate jimmies!  

Ingredients:

• 2 -8 oz packages cream cheese       
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¾ cup white sugar               
• 1 -12 oz package vanilla wafers
• 2 eggs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line miniature muffin tins with miniature paper liners.
2. Crush the vanilla wafers, and place ½ teaspoon of the crushed vanilla wafers into each paper cup.
3. Cream together with an electric mixer the cream cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla.  Fill each miniature muffin liner with this mixture, almost to the top.
4. Bake for 15 minutes.  Cool.  Top with your favorite filling or icing!

Notes:  I usually crush cinnamon graham crackers and add a little of melted butter to hold the crust together.  Then I tamp the crust in the cups with a tart tamper.  

Submitted by Tammi Wilson