White Chocolate and Lime Cheesecake Bars

Delicious and decadent treats from a gourmet magazine. These are in a word sinful. To make curls, soften a chocolate bar briefly in the microwave and run a vegetable peeler along one long side. Bon Appetit 2007

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 9

Ingredients

• 7  ounces white chocolate, chopped, high-quality (such as Lindt)
• 2  ounces white chocolate curls (optional garnish)
• 27  chocolate sandwich style cookies
• 1⁄2 cup  whipping cream, chilled
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 3  tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1  tablespoon lime peel, finely grated
• 9  lime slices (for garnish) or 9  lime twists (for garnish)

Directions

1. Line 8x8x2-inch square baking pan with foil, extending over all sides.
2. Stir chopped white chocolate in small metal bowl set over saucepan of barely simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove bowl from over water.
3. Finely grind cookies in processor. Add 2 tablespoons melted white chocolate and blend until mixture clumps together.
4. Firmly press mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Chill while making filling.
5. Beat whipping cream in medium bowl until peaks form.
6. Beat cream cheese, sugar, lime juice, and lime peel in large bowl until smooth. Beat in remaining melted white chocolate. Fold in whipped cream in 2 additions; spread over prepared crust.
7. Chill until filling is slightly firm, at least 2 hours. Using foil as aid, lift cheesecake out of pan.
8. Cut into 9 bars. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired, and lime slices or twists.