Categories: Cheesecake, Dessert

Ingredients

• Chocolate Cookie Crust:
• 11 chocolate-cream filled chocolate sandwich style cookies, crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• Eggnog Filling:
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup vanilla liqueur
• 2 tablespoons light rum

Directions

1. Make the crust: in a bowl, stir the crushed cookies and nutmeg; add melted butter and stir until combined.

2. Press cookie mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan; set aside.

3. Make the filling: in a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, and cornstarch; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.

4. Add in eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

5. Beat in nutmeg and vanilla extractStir in whipping cream, liqueur, and light rum.

6. Pour filling mixture over crust.

7. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 15 minutes; decrease temperature to 200° and bake 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.

8. Remove cake from oven and run a knife around the inside edge of pan; chill, uncovered, overnight.

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