Oreo Chocolate Cheesecake

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 38 oreo cookies, divided
• 5 tablespoons butter or 5 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 5 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, divided
• 1 (8 ounce) package philadelphia cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream, divided
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f if using a silver 9" springform pan (or to 300°f if using a dark nonstick 9" springform pan).
• 2 finely crush 24 of the cookies; mix with butter.
• 3 press firmly onto bottom of pan.
• 4 stand 14 of the remaining cookies around inside edge of pan, pressing firmly into crumb mixture. set aside.
• 5 melt 4 of the chocolate squares in small saucepan on low heat; set aside.
• 6 beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup of the sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until well-blended.
• 7 add 1/2 cup of the sour cream, the eggs and vanilla; beat until well-blended. add melted chocolate; mix well.
• 8 pour over crust.
• 9 bake 35–40 minutes or until cheesecake is slightly puffed and center is almost set. mix remaining 1 cup sour cream and 2 tablespoons of sugar; spread over cheesecake.
• 10 bake an additional 5 minutes. cool to room temperature.
• 11 melt remaining chocolate square; drizzle over cheesecake.
• 12 refrigerate at least 4 hours.
• 13 garnish with fresh raspberries, mint sprigs and chocolate curls just before serving, if desired. store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.