Creamy Cheesecake

Source: Pamela Thomas (served at our AZ wedding reception)

Crust:

4 oz crushed butter cookies (or graham crackers)

3 Tbsp butter

Cake:

5  8 oz. packages softened cream cheese

3 large eggs, room temperature

1 ¼ cup sugar

1 Tbsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Melt butter and mix with cookie crumbs. Press into 9” springform pan. Bake for 10 min.

Add each package of cream cheese one at a time, mixing 30 seconds between each. Add the sugar and beat for 30 seconds. Beat in eggs, separately, mixing 30 seconds each. Beat in vanilla. Pour over crust, bake for 50 minutes. Chill at least 6 hours.