Mini Cheese Cakes

This was one of the things my mom used to make for Christmas (with green food coloring and bright red cherry pie filling!)

2-8oz packages of cream cheese, softened
3/4 c. granulated sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 eggs
1 box Nilla Wafers
1 can cherries (or cherrie pie filling, jam of your choice or maraschino cherries)
1/2 tsp. green food coloring (if desired)

Preheat oven to 375 F.
Put small paper baking liners in mini muffin tin.
Place 1 Nilla Wafer, rounded side down, on the bottom of each liner. You may need to chip a little off the cookie to make it fit; it should cover the bottom.
Cream sugar and cream cheese together; add vanilla and lemon juice and beat well.
Beat eggs and add them to the mixture.
Spoon mixture into cups and top with halved cherry or jam.
Bake for 25 min (or until very lightly browned).

Makes about 60 mini cheesecakes