Chocolate Creme Oreo Cheesecake

My husband found this on the inside of the cream cheese box while I was making Mandarin Orange Cheesecake Pie. So guess what is next on my baking list? Prep Time includes chilling overnight and note that it makes 12 servings.

• Ready In: 11 hrs 5 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• Crust

• 1  cup  crushed  Oreo cookies (about 13 cookies)

• Filling

• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (8 ounce) package  semisweet baking chocolate, melted then slightly cooled
• 4  eggs
• 20  cookies, quartered

Directions

1. Crust: Press cookie crumbs onto the bottom of a 9'-inch springform pan.
2. Filling: Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla on medium speed until wll blended.
3. Blend in melted chocolate.
4. Add eggs and mix on low speed, until blended.
5. Gently fold in 1 1/2 cups of the quartered cookies.
6. Pour over crumb crust and sprinkle with remaining quartered cookies.
7. Bake at 325°F for 65 minutes until center is almost set*.
8. Run knife around pan rim to loosen cake.
9. Cool, remove rim and refrigerate overnight.
10. Garnish with whipped topping, raspberries and mint leaves.
11. If using a dark metal springform pan- bake at 300°F.