chocolate cookie cheesecake

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 2 cups chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 pounds cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs
• 16 ounces sour cream
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 11 hrs


• combine 2 cups cookie crumbs, melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a medium bowl; firmly press mixture evenly bottom and 1 inch up sides of a 10-inch springform pan. bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 5 minutes; set aside.
• in a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. gradually mix in 1 1/4 cups sugar, 1/3 cup whipping cream, flour, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. beat in eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. pour 1/3 of batter into prepared pan. top with 1 1/2 cups cookie pieces; pour in remaining batter.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 45 minutes. remove cake from oven. combine sour cream, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla; spread evenly on cheesecake. continue baking for 7 minutes. turn oven off and leave in oven 30 minutes. remove cheesecake, and let cool completely on a wire rack.
• combine 1 cup whipping cream and chocolate chips in a saucepan; stir over low heat until chocolate melts, and then stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. pour mixture over cheesecake while still warm. refrigerate until serving time. should be at least 8 hours for refrigerator time, remove about 1/2 hour to 1 hour before serving, remove ring from springform pan, decorate to choice and get out your fork!