Amount
Ingredient
Preparation



3
packages
cream cheese





1
cup
sugar





5
each
eggs





1 1/2
teaspoons
vanilla extract





1 1/2
pt
sour cream





1/2
cup
sugar





1 1/2
teaspoons
vanilla extract





1 1/2
cups
graham cracker crumbs





3
tablespoons
sugar





1/4
cup
margarine

 CRUST: 1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs, 3 T. sugar, 1/4 cup margarine. Mix and pour in 13x9x2 pan.

FILLING:  Cream cheese, add eggs, one at a time; mix thoroughly. Add 1 cup sugar and and 1 1/2 t. vanilla. Pour over graham cracker crust. 

Bake at 3 for one hour. Cool for 5 minutes.

TOPPING:  Mix 1 1/2 pts. sour cream, 1/2 c sugar, and 1 1/2 t  vanilla together.  Pour over baked cheesecake.  Bake an additional 5 minutes in oven, set overnight.  

Serve cherry pie filling as topping on the side.

Cherries might be too rich for some people so this enables anyone who wants them to add them individually.