New York Style Vanilla Cheesecake

New York Style Vanilla Cheesecake
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This classic New York-style cheesecake is rich and dense. Follow the cooling directions to prevent the top from cracking.Recipe courtesy of McCormick
Prep Time
15
minutes
Cook Time
60
minutes
Servings
12
servings
Total time: 1.23 hours
Ingredients
  • 1 and 1/4 cups sugar, divided
  • 1 and 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • 3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon mccormick all natural pure vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (or to 325°F if using a dark nonstick springform pan).
  2. Mix crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter in small bowl.
  3. Press evenly into bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
  4. Set aside.
  5. Beat cream cheese, remaining 1 cup sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until well blended.
  6. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
  7. Gently stir in sour cream.
  8. Pour into crust.
  9. Bake 1 hour or until center is almost set.
  10. Turn off oven.
  11. Leave cheesecake in oven 1 hour.
  12. Remove from oven.
  13. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
  14. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
  15. Run small knife around sides of pan to loosen crust; remove sides of pan.
  16. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.
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