Cookies and Cream Cheesecake
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
Source: In 'Cheesecake Extraordinaire'
Serves 12 peopleCategories: Cheesecake, Dessert
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cookie Crust:
- 11 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
- 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
- Creamy Cookie Filling:
- 24 ounces cream cheese
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 5 teaspoons cornstarch
- 3 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 2/3 cup whipping cream
- 1/3 cup dark Creme de Cacao
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
- 4 chocolate sandwich cream cookies, coarsely crumbled (Oreos)
- Chocolate Cookie Topping:
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 4 chocolate sandwich cream cookies, coarsely crumbled (Oreos)
Directions
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Crust: in a small bowl stir together crushed cookies and melted butter or margarine until well combined.
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Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
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Filling: In a big bowl combine the cream cheese, sugar, and cornstarch; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
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Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
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Stir in whipping cream, creme de cacao, and vanilla; stir in melted chocolate; fold in cookies.
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Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
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Bake at 350° for 15 minutes; decrease temperature to 200° and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
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Remove cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.
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Turn the oven off; return cake to the oven for an additional 1 hour.
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Chill, uncovered, overnight.
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Topping: In a small bowl, beat whipping cream and sugar with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
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Spread whipped cream mixture over cheesecake; sprinkle with cookies.
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Chill until serving time.