Oreo Chocolate Cheesecake

By á-3915

Ingredients

• 38 Oreo Sandwich Cookies, divided
• 5 tbsp. butter, melted
• 5 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, divided
• 1 package (8 ounces) Cream Cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups Sour Cream, divided
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 tbsp. sugar

Details

Servings 14
Cooking time 50mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees if using a 9-inch Springform pan (or 300 degrees if using dark nonstick 9-in Springform pan).

2. Finely crush 24 of the cookies; mix with butter. Press firmly onto bottom of pan. Stand remaining 14 cookies around inside edge of pan, firmly pressing bottom edge of each cookie into crust.

3. Melt 4 of the chocolate squares in a small saucepan on low heat; set aside.

4. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add 1/2 cup of the sour cream, the eggs and vanilla; beat until well blended. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Pour over crust.

5. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until top of cheesecake is slightly puffed and center is almost set.

6. Mix remaining 1 cup sour cream and the 2 tbsp. sugar; spread over cheesecake. Bake an additional 5 minutes. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen; cool before removing cake.

7. Melt remaining chocolate square; drizzle over cheesecake. Refrigerate at lest 4 hours.