Butter Rum Cheesecake

DIRECTIONS

• In a small bowl, stir together crushed cookies and melted butter until well combined.
• Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
• In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, whipping cream, and cornstarch.
• Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in rum and vanilla.
• Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
• Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 15 minutes.
• Decrease temperature to 200° and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
• Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.
• Chill, uncovered, overnight.