INGREDIENTS:
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
3/4 cup of sugar
3 eggs (large)
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 tablespoon lemon juice (freshly squeezed, if you can!)
A dash or 2 lemon peel (optional)
Mini Nella Wafer (Regular! None of this low-fat nonsense..)
A box of pie of your choice (strawberry is always best)
Directions :
Fill a mini cupcake tin with mini liners and place the mini wafers with the floured side up Put all your ingredients together: cream cheese, sugar, an extract of your choice, eggs, lemon juice and lemon zest, if you choose to use it.
Brush everything with an electric mixer until it becomes smooth like silk – without lumps!!
Fill your cupcake liners to about 3/4 full, as you would a regular cupcake. (I did just over 3/4 full and they turned out just fine).
Baking at 350 degrees for 18-20 min.
Let it cool before you fill it… I hung it in the fridge for a bit to let it settle.
Enjoy
