Oreo Peanut Butter Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) package peanut butter-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, divided
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 3 eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 finely crush 16 of the cookies.
• 3 coarsely chop remaining 14 cookies; set aside.
• 4 mix finely crushed cookies and butter.
• 5 press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan; set aside.
• 6 beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until well blended.
• 7 add sour cream and peanut butter; mix well.
• 8 add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
• 9 gently stir in chopped cookies. pour over crust.
• 10 bake 50 to 60 minutes or until center is almost set.
• 11 run knife or metal spatula around side of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing side of pan.
• 12 refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• 13 store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.