Libby's Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients

• For the Crust:
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 stick of unsalted butter
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs, crushed
• 1 cup Ginger Snaps cookies, crushed
• For the Filling:
• 3 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 8-oz packages of Cream Cheese, softened and at room temperature.
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 15 oz Canned Pumpkin Puree
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/8 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• Buttercream Frosting (Optional):
• 1 Tablespoon Butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1-2 Tablespoons half and half, added slowly until the frosting is thick but soft enough to be piped through a decorating tip.