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Ingredients
- 16 oz. of full fat cream cheese, at room temperature (can sub reduced fat, if you like)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 TBS fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp. salt (optional- but balances out the sweetness)
- 1/2 cup full fat sour cream, at room temperature (can sub reduced fat, if you like)
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- approx. 16 round buttery crackers OR gingersnap cookies OR vanilla wafers, for "crust"
- for topping:
- Sliced strawberries and strawberry jam
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