Vandermint Cheesecake

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 11 chocolate mint sandwich cookie, crushed
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 2/3 cup vandermint liqueur
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon vandermint liqueur
• chocolate-covered mint candies, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 chocolate cookie crust:.
• 2 in a small bowl stir together crushed cookies and melted butter or margarine until well-combined.
• 3 press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
• 4 vandermint filling:.
• 5 in a large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, whipping cream, and cornstarch.
• 6 beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• 7 add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 8 beat in liqueur and vanilla extract.
• 9 pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
• 10 bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
• 11 lower the temperature to 200° and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
• 12 remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.
• 13 chill, uncovered, overnight.
• 14 easy mint topping:.
• 15 in a small bowl beat whipping cream, sugar, and liqueur with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
• 16 pipe whipped cream mixture around the edge of the cheesecake.
• 17 garnish with mints.
• 18 chill until serving time.