August is prime season for blueberries in the Midwest. I like to use fresh blueberries in these cookies, which are really just miniature blueberry cheesecakes.
Ingredients
- Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
- Filling:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- To make crust, mix graham cracker crumbs with sugar and cinnamon. Beat
- butter with egg white and add to crumb mixture; work in thoroughly with
- a fork. Pat mixture evenly over bottom of an 8-inch square nonstick
- cake pan (or use a regular pan, and lightly butter or spray it). Bake
- for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
- To make filling: Beat all ingredients except blueberries together until smooth. Fold in blueberries.
- Spread filling gently over crust. Bake in the center of the oven for
- about 30 minutes. Filling should be puffy and no longer look wet. Let
- cool in pan, then cut into squares.
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