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Crust: 2 cups cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs (20 cookies) 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar Cheesecake: 4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/3 cup whipping cream 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 large eggs 2 cups coarsely crumbled cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies (14 cookies) 1 (16-ounce) container sour cream 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Frosting: 1/3 cup whipping cream 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate morsels 1 teaspoon vanilla Garnish: more sandwich cookies Crust: Combine first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl; firmly press mixture in bottom and 2 inches up sides of a lightly greased 10-inch springform pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 12 minutes; set aside. Cheesecake: Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add 1 1/4 cups sugar, beating well. Add 1/3 cup whipping cream, flour, and 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Pour 3 1/2 cups of batter into crust. Top with crumbled cookies; pour in remaining batter. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Combine sour cream, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla; spread over cheesecake. Bake at 325 degrees for 7 minutes. Turn off oven, and leave cheesecake in oven with door closed for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely on wire rack. Cover and chill 8 hours. Remove sides of pan. Frosting: Combine 1/3 cup whipping cream and semisweet chocolate morsels in a saucepan; stir over low heat until chocolate melts. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Remove from heat. Carefully spread mixture over cheesecake, allowing it to drip down sides. Garnish, if desired. Store in refrigerator. Let stand at room temperature 2 hours before serving. Yield: one cheesecake. This recipe is from an actual cookbook printed by Fundcraft Publishing! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: Cookbooks.com! Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |