Chocolate Lover's Cheesecake

By á-178825

12 servings. Refrigerate 4 hr or overnight before serving.

Ingredients

• 18 Oreo cookies finely chopped (1 1/2 c)
• 2 T butter, melted
• 24 oz cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 c sugar
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 pkg (8 squares) Baker's semisweet chocolate, melted, cooled slightly
• 3 eggs

Preparation

Step 1

Mix crushed cookies & butter; press firmly onto bottom of 9 in springform pan.

Beat cream cheese, sugar, & vanilla with electric mixer on med speed until well blended. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.

Bake at 325 for 55 min to 1 hr or until center is almost set. (Bake at 300 for 1 hr 5 min if using a dark nonstick springform pan.). Run knife or metal spatula around side of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing side of pan. Refrigerate 4 hr or overnight.

Can dust entire surface of cooled cheesecake with cocoa powder using a wire mesh strainer, if desired. Can also sprinkle with powdered sugar in center with stenciled design such as a heart for Valentine's Day.)