Cookie Cheesecake

Submitted by English_Rose

"A wickedly scrummy easy dessert. Get the kids to help you make it and serve it as a treat for the whole family. Time does not include chilling."

 

• Ready In: 16mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• For the base

• 8 ounces Oreo cookies
• 5 ounces butter, melted

• For the filling

• 1 lb cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter
• 6 Oreo cookies, roughly chopped

• For the decoration

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 4 ounces peanut brittle, broken

directions

1. Line the base of a 10in springform release cake tin with plastic wrap. Crush the oreo cookies to a fine crumb, either in a food processor or in a plastic bag with a rolling pin. Mix the crumbs with the melted butter and then press into the lined tin and put in the fridge to set.
2. Beat the cream cheese until soft and stir in the peanut butter.
3. Carefully fold in the cookies so the pieces don't break up too much.
4. Spoon the mixture over the base and smooth the top with a palette knife. Chill for 30 minutes then turn out onto a serving plate.
5. Whip the heavy cream and place small spoonfuls around the edge of the cheesecake. Top the cream with bits of peanut brittle.