Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 20 oreo cookies, crushed fine
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 combine crushed oreo cookies and butter in a bowl.
• 3 press firmly into the bottom and 1 inch up the side of a 9 inch springform pan.
• 4 refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• 5 filling:.
• 6 beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl until smooth. be careful not to overbeat or the cheesecake will crack.
• 7 add cornstarch and sugar and mix until combined.
• 8 add eggs to mixture and mix until just combined.
• 9 gently stir in the cream, vanilla and chocolate chips.
• 10 pour the filling into the prepared crust.
• 11 bake in a 325 degree oven for 60 minutes. check often after 45 minutes to avoid overcooking the cheesecake.
• 12 cheesecake is done when edges are firm but center is still slightly jiggly.
• 13 turn oven off, but leave cheesecake in oven for 10-15 minutes.
• 14 remove cheesecake, run a small spatula around edge of pan and put cheesecake back in oven to finish cooling. this will help reduce cracking.
• 15 remove cheesecake from oven after 45-60 minutes and allow to cool to room temperature.
• 16 topping:.
• 17 once cheesecake is cool, melt chocolate in microwave.
• 18 add butter and mix well.
• 19 add powdered sugar and cream and mix until smooth. mixture will appear thick and lumpy, but keep mixing until smooth.
• 20 spread topping over cheesecake.
• 21 refrigerate cheesecake at least 4 hours, overnight if possible.
• 22 cooking time does not include time for cheesecake to cool.