Syndee's Oreo Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 cups oreo cookies
• 2 cups oreo cookies
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate (chips or squares)
• chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250 degrees f.
• 2 crush 2 cups oreo cookies in blender or food processor until coarsely ground.
• 3 mix with melted butter and egg in medium bowl until combined.
• 4 press mixture into bottom of desired pan with hand and bake for 10 minutes.
• 5 while baking crust, prepare filling:.
• 6 beat the cream cheese and the sugar with mixer until fluffy.
• 7 add the vanilla and the eggs and mix until completely incorporated.
• 8 in a separate bowl, stir together the cornstarch and flour.
• 9 add 1/4 cup of the cream to the flour mixture and whisk together until smooth.
• 10 add the flour mixture and the remaining 3/4 cup of cream to the cream cheese mixture and beat with mixer at high speed for 5 minutes, or until thick and fluffy.
• 11 break 1/2 package of oreo cookies by hand into pieces (big chunks are best) and fold into batter.
• 12 pour batter into pan with crust and place pan into larger baking or roasting pan.
• 13 place pans into oven and pour water into roaster so that water comes up to 3/4-high level on cheesecake pan.
• 14 bake for 1 hour or until center of cheesecake is set.
• 15 cool completely on wire rack and then make chocolate sauce:.
• 16 boil 1 cup of heavy cream and then pour over 8 ounces chocolate in medium heat-safe container.
• 17 stir until chocolate is completely melted and pour over cooled cheesecake.
• 18 sprinkle top of cheesecake with several crumbled oreos or drizzle with a few melted chocolate pieces.