by: Donna Monday

Our favorite “dunk in the milk” crème filled chocolate cookies make an encore performance in this delightfully yummy cheesecake.

Crust

2 cups (24) crushed crème-filled chocolate cookies
6 tablespoons margarine, softened

Filling

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
¼ cup cold water
1 8-oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
½ cup sugar
¾ cup milk
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
1 ¾ cups (10) coarsely chopped crème-filled chocolate cookies

Directions

Combine cookie crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom and sides of 9-inch springfoam pan.

Soften gelatin in water; stir over low heat until dissolved. Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Gradually add gelatin and milk, mixing until blended.

Chill until mixture is thickened but not set. Fold in whipped cream. Reserve 1 ½ cups cream cheese mixture; pour remaining cream cheese mixture over crust.

Top with cookies and reserved cream cheese mixture. Chill until firm.

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by: Donna Monday

If you love sweet potato pie and candied yams, you’ll rave over these sweet potato cookie bars.

Each bite contains golden raisins, spices, and sweet potatoes, topped off with rich cream cheese. Comfort food never tasted so good.

Sweet Potato Spice Bars

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 16-oz. Can sweet potatoes or yams, drained
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ cup golden raisins
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
Cream Cheese Frosting

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease jelly roll pan, 15 1/2×10 1/2×1-inch. Beat eggs, sugar, oil, vanilla and sweet potatoes. Stir in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and allspice.

Mix in raisins and orange rind. Pour batter into pan. Bake until brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting Sprinkle with nuts.

Cut into bars about 2×1 ½ inches. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Mix a 3-oz. Package cream cheese (softened); ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons butter or margarine (softened) and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Gradually beat in 2 cups powdered sugar until smooth and of spreading consistency.

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Donna Monday
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