Lavender Cheesecake Squares

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried lavender
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened at room temperature
• fresh lavender

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 crust: butter an 8" square baking dish.
• 3 in a bowl cream the butter and brown sugar together. stir in the flour, pecans and lavender.
• 4 *reserve* 1 cup of the crust mixture. press the remaining mixture into the baking dish. bake for 15 minutes.
• 5 filling: while the crust bakes, prepare the filling by beating together the sugar and cream cheese. next beat in the egg, milk, lemon juice and vanilla extract until smooth.
• 6 pour the filling into the baked crust then sprinkle evenly with the reserved crust topping.
• 7 bake 25 minutes. remove from rack and cool 10 minutes. to serve, cut into squares and place on cake platter. garnish with fresh lavender sprigs if desired.
• 8 keep stored in refrigerator; covered well.