Chocolate Mint Cheesecake Squares

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 16 chocolate sandwich style cookies
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 30 hershey's miniature chocolate candy bars (chocolate mint collection)
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips, melted

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 place cookies in food processor or blender, cover and process until crumbs form.
• 3 mix crumbs with butter.
• 4 press into bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan.
• 5 remove wrappers from chocolate bars and set aside two each of dark, milk and chocolate bars.
• 6 coarsely chop remaining bars; place in a microwave-safe bowl.
• 7 microwave at medium 1 minute; stir. if necessary, microwave at medium an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chocolate is melted and smooth when stirred. cool slightly.
• 8 combine cream cheese and sugar into a medium mixing bowl and beat at medium until well blended.
• 9 add eggs and beat on low speed for 2 minutes.
• 10 beat in melted chocolate.
• 11 spread over the cookie crumb layer.
• 12 bake for 30 minutes or until center is almost set.
• 13 cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• 14 chopped the reserved chocolate bars; sprinkle on top of the cheese cake.
• 15 cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• 16 before serving melt milk chocolate chips in the microwave and drizzle over the top of the cheese cake.
• 17 tip: line baking pan with non-stick foil. to serve, lift cheesecake from pan using foil.