Philadelphia 3-Step Cookie Dough Cheesecake

Ingredients:

- 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened

- 1/2 cup sugar

- 1/2 tsp. vanilla

- 2 eggs

- 3/4 cup prepared or refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough, divided

- 1 Honey Maid Graham Pie Crust (6 oz.) <- (or make your own; so easy and so much better!)

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees F.  Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.  Add eggs; mix just until blended.  Remove 1/2 cup of the dough; drop by teaspoonfuls into batter.  Stir gently.

POUR into crust.  Top with level teaspoonfuls of the remaining 1/4 cup cookie dough.

BAKE 40 minutes or until center is almost set.  Cool.  Refrigerate 3 hours or over night.  Garnish as desired.  Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

Makes 12 servings.

Cookbook and Recipe Cards. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International, 2009. Print.

*P.S.  You can also make a cookie crust which is what the one in the picture has, instead of a honey graham pie crust.  Do whatever suits you!

Creamy Stuffed Pastry Bites

Ingredients:

- 4 oz. (1/2 of 8 oz. pkg) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened

- 1/2 cup finely chopped cooked turkey or chicken

- 2 green onions, sliced

- 1/2 tsp. chopped fresh parsley

- Salt and black pepper

- 1 pkg. (17 1/4 oz.) frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed

- 1 egg

- 1 Tbsp. milk

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 400 degrees F.  Mix cream cheese, turkey/chicken, onions, and parsley until well blended.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.

PLACE pastry sheets on cutting board.  Cut out 22 circles from each pastry sheet, using a 2-inch round cutter.  Beat eggs and milk with wire whisk until well blended.

SPOON 1 tsp. of the turkey/chicken mixture onto center of each pastry circle.  Brush edge of pastry with egg mixture.  Fold pastry in half to completely enclose filling; press edges together to seal.  Place on baking sheet; brush tops with remaining egg mixture.

BAKE 12-15 minutes of until golden brown.  Serve immediately.

Makes:  22 servings, 2 pastry bites each.

Oatmeal Raisin Scone

Mmm… my taste buds are still drunk with delight after sampling the dough from this delicious thing, which is currently browning itself to perfection in the oven…

Oatmeal Raisin Scone

2 c. flour

2 c. oats

1/4 c. sugar

3/4 c. brown sugar

1  1/2 t. baking powder

1/2 t. backing soda

1/2 t. cinnamon

1/2 t. nutmeg

Mix above ingredients together.

Add:  1  1/2 sticks melted butter, 1/2 c. milk, 1/2 c. orange juice, 1 egg, 1 t. vanilla

Stir in 1/2 cup (or however much you want) raisins (or chocolate chips or whatever you want).

Bake in greased pie pan at 310 degrees Fahrenheit for about an hour.

Yay!