Philadelphia Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 20 oreo cookies, crushed (about 2 cups)
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 32 ounces cream cheese, softened (four 8-oz. packages)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 eggs
• 6 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, melted and cooled (baker's brand)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 line a 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan.
• 3 mix cookie crumbs and butter; press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan. bake 10 minutes.
• 4 beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. add sour cream; mix well. add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended.
• 5 remove one cup of the batter and set aside.
• 6 stir melted chocolate into remaining batter in large bowl; pour over crust. top with spoonfuls of the remaining 1 one cup plain batter; cut through batters with a knife several times for swirling effect.
• 7 bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set. cool.
• 8 refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. use foil handles to life cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.
• 9 store any leftover cheesecake in the refrigerator.