Sour Cream Lemon Cheesecake

Ingredients:

• 2 (8 oz.) pgks. cream cheese, room temperature
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• 1/2 cup sugar, plus 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 pre-made graham cracker pie crust (or homemade)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

In a large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth and creamy, then add 1/2 cups sugar and lemon juice. Mix well and pour into graham cracker crust.

Place cheesecake on a cookie sheet and bake for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, combine sour cream and 2 Tbsp. sugar. After baking for 45 minutes, spread the sour cream/sugar mixture over cheesecake and bake for another 10-15 minutes.

Cool completely before slicing.

Source: I adapted this recipe from the "Best Recipes from the backs of boxes, bottles, cans, and jars" cookbook.

By LisaE