God declares to us that Jesus Christ, who once had His side pierced, today has His heart open, as it were, that we may have assurance of the love that He bears us; that as He once had His arms fastened to the cross, now He has them wide open to draw us to Himself; and that as once He shed his blood, so today He wishes us to be plunged within it. So, when God invites us so sweetly and Jesus Christ sets before us the fruit of His death and passion...let us all come to take our stand with our Lord Jesus Christ.

John Calvin

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Desserts, Cheesecakes, Cakes	1	-9" cake

INGREDIENTS

1 1/3	c	Chocolate Cookie Crumbs
2	tb	Sugar
1/4	c	Butter or margarine
1 1/2	c	Sour Cream
1/2	c	Sugar
3		Eggs
1	tb	Flour
2	ts	Vanilla
1/4	ts	Peppermint extract
3		8oz packages of Cream Cheese
2	tb	Butter
2/3	c	Crushed peppermint candy

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 325F.  Combine first 3 ingredients and press into a 9-inch
springform pan.  Blend sour cream, sugar, eggs, flour and both extracts
until smooth. Add cream cheese and 2 T butter. Stir in crushed candy.
Pour into crust and bake on lowest rack of oven for 50-60 minutes or until
firm.  Allow to cool (top may crack) and refrigerate overnight. Remove from
pan and serve.
Top with sweetened whip cream and garnish with candy cane if desired.

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