McCree's Best Cheesecake

Ingredients

• Crust: 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Tbsp melted butter
• Filling: 3 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, room temperature
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup sugar
• Topping: 2 cups sour cream
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Crust: combine sugar, crumbs, and butter; spread over the bottom of a 9" springform pan and press with fingertips.
3. Refrigerate.
4. Filling: beat cream cheese until light.
5. Add eggs, vanilla, and sugar; continue beating.
6. Pour into the crust.
7. Bake 35 minutes.
8. Topping: mix sour cream with sugar and vanilla.
9. Remove cheesecake from the oven and spread topping evenly over the surface.
10. Bake 5 more minutes.
11. Cool in the pan on a wire rack, then refrigerate overnight (or at least 5 hours).
12. Serves 10-12.