Black Forest Cheesecake

By LoriCaputo

Ingredients

• 20 oreo cookies, crushed, about 2 cups
• 3 tbs. butter, melted
• 4 pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup sour cream
• 6 squares semi sweet baking chocolate, melted
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups thawed cool whip
• 1 can cherry pie filling

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a 13x9 inch pan with foil with ends extending over the sides of pan. MIx cookie crumbs and butter and press firmly onto bottom of a prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes.

Beat cheese, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl with a mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add sour cream and chocolate, mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.

Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost done. Cool and chill at least 4 hours or overnight. Lift cheesecake from pan, using foil handles. Top with whipped cream and pie filling.