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Super easy mini cheesecakes use a vanilla wafer as the instant crust and bake right in the muffin tin. Five ingredients, foolproof, and individually portioned for parties or potlucks.

Kolachky dough made with cream cheese, butter, egg yolks, and flour. An overnight pastry dough that rolls out flaky and tender for filling with fruit or nuts.

Kolachky cream cheese dough, the rich, flaky pastry base for these Eastern European cookies. Just flour, butter, cream cheese and egg, chilled overnight, rolled on sugar and filled with prune, apricot, walnut or poppy seed.

Salmon ball appetizer with cream cheese, horseradish, lemon juice, and onion, rolled in crushed pecans and parsley. A no-cook party spread ready after chilling.

Cream cheese shortbread cookies crowned with a fresh strawberry half. Buttery, tender rounds with a jammy ruby center that bakes right into the dough. Pretty enough for tea, easy enough for a weeknight.

Layered fiesta dip stacks cream cheese, refried beans, salsa, shredded cheese, and jalapenos on a platter. Five ingredients, zero cooking, guaranteed crowd-pleaser for game day or parties.

This is a wonderful and easy dip to make ahead and bring to parties.

Fruity couscous sauteed in butter with rum-soaked raisins, sugar, and chopped nuts, topped with yogurt. A sweet, nutty side dish or light dessert ready in 25 minutes.

Layered strawberry Jello salad with banana, crushed pineapple, and a sour cream layer in the middle. A classic retro gelatin mold that sets up overnight.

Mushroom pate: a vegetarian appetizer of buttery sauteed mushrooms and onions deglazed with sherry, then blended with cream cheese and fresh parsley. Spread on crackers or crusty bread for the perfect cocktail snack.

Herb dumplings made with sour cream, milk, and thyme, dropped onto bubbling soup or stew and steamed under cover for 15 minutes. Light, fluffy, and ready to soak up any savory broth.

Stuffed cucumber appetizer with a whole cucumber hollowed out and packed with dill cream cheese, then chilled, sliced into rounds, and sprinkled with paprika. A retro party snack.

French scrambled eggs with slow-cooked leeks, cream cheese, and fresh mint stirred into soft, silky curds. A refined twist on classic breakfast eggs.

Three-layer shepherd's pie with browned ground beef, creamed corn, and a buttery mashed potato crown. A no-fuss weeknight casserole built from seven pantry ingredients and one baking dish.

French prune and almond tart with tea-soaked prunes nestled beneath a silky frangipane filling of ground almonds, egg, sugar, cream, and a splash of eau-de-vie. Finished with powdered sugar.

A refreshing molded salad to accompany holiday foods.