1/3 c. Butter
1/3 c. Sugar
1 Egg
1 1/4 c. All-Purpose Flour
2 (8 oz.) pkg. Cream Cheese
3/4 c. Sugar
2 c. Cooked Pumpkin
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Ginger
1/4 tsp. Nutmeg
2 Eggs
Dash Salt

Cream butter and 1/3 cup sugar until light and fluffy; blend in 1 egg. Add flour, mixing well. Spread dough on bottom and 2 inches on sides of 9-inch spring form pan. (I use a pie pan.)

Bake at 400°F for 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Lower oven temperature to 350°F.

Combine cream cheese and 3/4 c. sugar; beat at medium speed of electric mixer until smooth. Blend in pumpkin, spices, and salt. Add eggs, one at a time. Pour into baked crust.

Bake at 350°F for 50 minutes. Cool. May garnish with whipped cream.