Christmas Party Pumpkin Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/16 teaspoon salt (a dash)
• 2 large eggs

Recipe

• 1 cream margarine and sugar together until fluffy, then blend in the egg.
• 2 add flour and mix well.
• 3 press dough onto the bottom and 2 inches up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
• 4 bake crust in a preheated 400°f oven for just 5 minutes.
• 5 remove from oven and lower oven temp to 350°f.
• 6 mix cream cheese and sugar until well blended.
• 7 add pumpkin, spices, and a dash of salt.
• 8 add in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• 9 pour into the partially baked crust, smoothing the surface with a spatula.
• 10 bake at 350°f for about 50 minutes.
• 11 loosen cake from rim of pan and let cool before removing the rim.
• 12 chill.
• 13 garnish with whipped cream before serving.