Easy OREO Cookie Cheesecake

Heat oven to 350°F.

Crush 16 cookies into fine crumbs; place in medium bowl. Add butter; mix well. Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each just until blended. Chop or crush remaining cookies. Gently stir half the chopped cookies into cream cheese batter; pour over crust. Sprinkle with remaining chopped cookies.

Bake 45 min. or until centre is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.