Put the vanilla wafers in the bottom of cupcake papers and make cheesecake batter and pour on top of the wafers and make cheesecake cupcakes. I have a recipe for this. I want to try it sometime.
That is very similar to this recipe. I have made it many times, with various fruit toppings. It is always popular with kids due to the fruit toppings. Of course, the topping can be left off. It was the first recipe that my little girl made when she decided to learn to cook at about 8yo.
Blackberry cheese tarts
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 eggs
12 vanilla wafers
1 (21-ounce) can cherry pie filling or other pie filling
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place a paper cupcake liner in each cup of muffin pan. Beat cream cheese with a handheld electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and vanilla, beating well. Add eggs, 1at a time, beating well after each addition. Lay a vanilla wafer, flat side down, in each muffin cup. Spoon cream cheese mixture over wafers. Bake for 20 minutes. Allow tarts to cool completely. Serve with blackberry filling on top, or pie filling of your choice.