Recipe for cooking amaretto cheesecake

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Amaretto Cheesecake

1/3 c. plus 1 Tbsp. butter
1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
24 oz. cream cheese
1 c. sugar
4 med. eggs
1/3 c. Amaretto liqueur
Grated chocolate

Melt butter. Add to graham cracker crumbs and cinnamon. Mix well. Pat into bottom and 1/2 in. on sides of a 9-in. springform pan.

With electric mixer, beat softened cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in Amaretto. Pour into greased pan. Bake at 375 degrees F for 45 to 55 mins. until set.

Spoon cooled Glaze over cake. Refrigerate for 24 to 48 hours for flavor to penetrate fully. Cover with grated chocolate if desired.

Glaze
2 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. Amaretto
8 oz. sour cream

Add sugar to sour cream. Mix well; add Amaretto.