Cookies & Cream Cheesecake

Prep

15-30 mins

Total

6 HRS 25 MIN

Servings

16 Servings

Crush up some of your favorite cookies to put together this delectable Cookies & Cream Cheesecake. This simple chocolate cookie cheesecake recipe ...

Ingredients

  • 36

    vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, divided

  • 1/3

    cup

    butter or margarine, melted

  • 3

    pkg

    (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

  • 3/4

    cup

    sugar

  • 1

    cup

    sour cream

  • 1

    tsp

    vanilla

  • 4

    eggs


Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 350°F.

  2. Step 2

    Crush 26 cookies to form fine crumbs; coarsely chop remaining cookies. Mix crushed cookies with butter; press onto bottom and 2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan.

  3. Step 3

    Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Stir in chopped cookies. Pour into crust.

  4. Step 4

    Bake 55 min. to 1 hour or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.