Oreo Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (20 ounce) package oreo cookies, divided
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• dark sweet cherry (for garnish)
• mint sprig (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 reserve 6 cookies for garnish.
• 2 finely crush half the remaining cookies.
• 3 coarsely chop remaining half of cookies; set aside.
• 4 mix finely crushed cookies and butter in bowl.
• 5 press firmly on bottom and 1 1/2 inches up on the sides of a 9-inch springform pan; set aside.
• 6 beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy.
• 7 beat in eggs, sour cream and vanilla; fold in coarsely chopped cookies.
• 8 spread mixture into prepared crust.
• 9 bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until set.
• 10 cool at room temperature for 1 hour.
• 11 refrigerate at least 4 hours.
• 12 remove side of pan.
• 13 halve reserved cookies.
• 14 garnish cheesecake with the cookie halves, cherries and mint.