Super Easy Eggnog Cheesecake

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 11 ounces chocolate laced pirouette cookies (plain can be used but look for the chocolate laced)
• 1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups eggnog, cold
• 2 cups milk, cold
• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding or 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages french vanilla instant pudding
• 1 tablespoon rum
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• cool whip, thawed, for garnish (optional)
• grated semisweet chocolate, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 trim pirouette cookies to 1 1/2 to 2 inch lengths; set aside.
• 2 crush trimmed off ends into crumbs.
• 3 combine cookie and graham cracker crumbs with margarine.
• 4 press firmly into a 9-inch springform pan.
• 5 beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth.
• 6 gradually add eggnog, milk, pudding mix, rum and nutmeg, beating continuously until very smooth.
• 7 pour over graham cracker/cookie crust.
• 8 chill for at least 3 hours.
• 9 remove from fridge.
• 10 run a hot knife or metal spatula around the edges of pan to loosen.
• 11 remove sides of pan.
• 12 gently press reserved cookies onto the side of cake, cut sides down.
• 13 garnish as desired with cool whip and grated chocolate.
• 14 serve!