DELUXE CHEESECAKE 
5 (8 oz. each) pkgs. cream cheese
13/4 c. sugar
3 tbsp. all purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
Grated rind of 1 lemon
Grated rind of 1 orange
5 eggs
2 egg yolks
1/4 c. heavy cream
Whipped cream or whipped topping

Make cookie - dough crust. Beat cheese until soft. Mix sugar, flour, and salt. Gradually blend into cheese, keeping mixture smooth. Add grated rinds. Add eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each. Blend in cream. Pour into pan. Bake in preheated very hot oven (475 degrees) for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to very slow (225 degrees) and bake 1 hour longer. Turn off heat and leave cake in oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand on cake rack away from drafts until cold. Chill.

When ready to serve, remove sides of pan. Put cake in serving plate and decorate with whipped cream. Cake will shrink some as it cools.

COOKIE - DOUGH CRUST:

1 c. sifted all purpose flour
1/4 c. sugar
Grated rind of 1 lemon
1 egg yolk
1/2 c. soft butter

Mix flour and sugar. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Chill. Roll 1/3 of dough to cover bottom of 9 inch springform or loose bottom pan. Bake in preheated hot oven (400 degrees) for about 8 minutes. Butter sides of pan; put bottom with crust inside it. Cool. Roll remaining dough in 2 strips, 2 1/2 inches wide and 14 inches long; press onto sides of pan. (If strips break, just patch and press smooth with fingers.)

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