Oreo Cheesecake

"If you want cheesecake and your Oreos too, this is a recipe to try! Note: Prep and Cook times do not include 4 hour chilling time."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
1 9inch Cheesecake
Serves:
12-16
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ingredients

  • 1 (20 ounce) package Oreo cookies, divided (reserve 6 to 8 cookies for garnish; optional)
  • 13 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese (at room temp.)
  • 34 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs, at room temperture lightly beaten
  • 1 cup sour cream (at room temp.)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • whipped cream (to garnish) (optional)
  • additional Oreo cookies, halved (to garnish) (optional)
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directions

  • Finely crush 26-30 cookies and set aside.
  • Coarsely chop remaining cookies and set aside.
  • Mix together finely crushed cookie crumbs and melted butter.
  • Press cookie/butter mixture on the bottom and two inches up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan and set aside.
  • Beat cream cheese and sugar in bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy.
  • Blend in lightly beaten eggs, one at a time, stirring by hand, to mix well after each addition.
  • Stir in sour cream and vanilla, until well blended.
  • Fold chopped cookies into the cheesecake batter.
  • Pour mixture into prepared crust.
  • Bake at 350°F for 55 to 60 minutes or until set.
  • Cool on wire rack at room temperature for about 15 minutes.
  • Run a thin blade knife around the inside of the pan between the pan and crust, being careful not to cut into the cake.
  • When cooled to room temp, refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
  • Remove side from pan; garnish with dollops of whipped cream, and a cookie half (placed cut side down into each dollop).

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Reviews

  1. Sorry, but I found it too cream cheesy, not enough sweetness/flavor.
     
  2. This is a good recipe but my friends thought it would be better just a little sweeter.
     
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