Nanny's Cheesecake Squares

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups graham wafer crumbs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 egg whites (beat stiff)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 (21 ounce) can pie filling, for topping (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Mix first 3 ingredients for bottom and press into a square pan or baking dish.

2. 2

   Cream cheese and sugar, add egg yolks and vanilla.

3. 3

   Fold in beaten egg whites. Pour into prepared crumb bottom.

4. 4

   Bake at 350 for 1/2 hours.

5. 5

   Let cool completely before adding topping.

6. 6

   Keep refrigerated.