Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake
By: Shaunna Prentis
Published: Monday, November 1, 2010 - 8:11pm

Ingredients




1 1/2 pounds cream cheese
3/4 granul sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
15 Oreos broken
Crust
15 Oreos
3 tablespoons butter
Garnish
Oreos

Preparation

1 Crust: In a food processor or blender, crush cookies to fine crumbs; stir in butter until crumbs are moistened. With back of spoon, press into bottom and 1/4 inch up side of lightly greased 8 1/2 inch springform pan. Refrigerate. 2 Filling: 3 In bowl, beat cheese;beat in sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition;beat in vanilla. Beat in sour cream and flour 4 Pour one-third over prepared crust; sprinkle with half of the broken cookies. Repeat once. Top with remaining batter, smoothing top. 5 Set pan in larger pan;pour in hot water to come 1 inch up sides.  Bake in 325 oven for 60 mins or until edge is set but center still jiggles slightly.   Turn oven off. 6 Quickly run knife around edge of cake;let cool completely on rack. Cover and refrigerate overnight or for up to 3 days/ 7 Garnish: Just before serving, cut cookies in half and arrange on top. Makes 10 -12 servings