Chocolate Chunk Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups finely crushed cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, about 20 cookies, such as oreos
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 (11 1/2 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chunks, divided
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely crushed chocolate sandwich style cookies, about 14 cookies, such as oreos
• 1/3 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 stir together 2 cups cookie crumbs and butter and press into bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
• 2 beat cream cheese and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.
• 3 add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each.
• 4 stir in vanilla, 1 cup chocolate chunks, and 1 1/2 cups crushed cookies.
• 5 pour into prepared crust.
• 6 bake at 325º for 55 minutes or until center is almost set.
• 7 turn off oven; let cheesecake stand in oven with oven door partially open, 20 minutes.
• 8 remove cheesecake from oven and cool in pan on wire rack 30 minutes.
• 9 cover cheesecake and chill for 8 hours.
• 10 release sides of pan.
• 11 microwave remaining 3/4 cup chocolate chunks and whipping cream in a glass bowl at high for 1 minute.
• 12 stir until chocolate melts.
• 13 chill this mixture for 30 minutes.
• 14 pour evenly over cheesecake and serve.