easy philly oreo cheesecake

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 24 oreo cookies, divided
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 (250 g) packages philadelphia brick cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 4 hrs 5 mins


• heat oven to 350 degrees f. place 16 of the cookies in resealable plastic bag. flatten bag to remove excess air, then seal bag. finely crush cookies by rolling a rolling pin across the bag. place in bowl. add butter; mix well. press firmly bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. chop or crush remaining 8 cookies. gently stir half of the chopped cookies into cream cheese batter. pour over prepared crust; sprinkle with the remaining chopped cookies.
• bake 45 min. or until centre is almost set. cool. refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. cut into 12 pieces. store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.