Lemony Cheesecake Squares

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup lemon juice concentrate
• 3/4 cup strawberry preserves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees (325 degrees for glass dish).
• 2 combine crumbs, sugar and margarine; press firmly on bottom of 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• 3 bake 8 minutes, cool.
• 4 reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
• 5 in large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
• 6 gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
• 7 add eggs and lemon juice; mix well.
• 8 spread preserves evenly over prepared crust.
• 9 pour cream cheese mixture over preserves.
• 10 bake 45 to 50 minutes or until center is set, cool.
• 11 chill thoroughly.
• 12 garnish as desired.
• 13 refrigerate leftovers.