Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake

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Ingredients

• Filling:
• 1 3/4 c. crushed chocolate chip cookies or chocolate
• wafer crumbs.
• 1/4 c. sugar
• 1/3 c. butter melted
• 3 cream cheese softened
• 1 c. sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 c. sour cream
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• Cookie dough:
• 1/4 c. butter softened
• 1/4 c. sugar
• 1/4 c. packed brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp. water
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 c. flour
• 1 1/2 c. mini semisweet chocolate chips, divided

Preparation

Step 1

In small bowl combine cookie crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto bottom and 1" up sides of a grease 9" springform pan; set aside.

In a mixing bowl beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low just until combined. Add sour cream and vanilla; beat just until blended. Pour over crust; set aside.

In another mixing bowl cream butter and sugars on medium speed for 3 minutes. Add water and vanilla. Gradually add flour. Stir in 1 c. chocolate chips.

Drop dough by teaspoonfuls over filling, gently pushing dough below surface (dough should be completely covered by filling).

Bake at 350 for 45-55 min or until center is almost set. Cool on wire rack for 10 min. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer.

Refrigerate overnight; remove sides of pan. Sprinkle with remaining chips.

**Butter from crust leaks thru bottom-put foil under and curl up around bottom of pan**