Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds cream cheese

3/4 granul sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1 cup sour cream

2 teaspoons all-purpose flour

15 Oreos broken

Crust

15 Oreos

3 tablespoons butter

Garnish

Oreos

Preparation

Crust: In a food processor or blender, crush cookies to fine crumbs; stir in butter until crumbs are moistened. With back of spoon, press into bottom and 1/4 inch up side of lightly greased 8 1/2 inch springform pan. Refrigerate.

Filling:

In bowl, beat cheese;beat in sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition;beat in vanilla. Beat in sour cream and flour

Pour one-third over prepared crust; sprinkle with half of the broken cookies. Repeat once. Top with remaining batter, smoothing top.

Set pan in larger pan;pour in hot water to come 1 inch up sides. Bake in 325 oven for 60 mins or until edge is set but center still jiggles slightly. Turn oven off.

Quickly run knife around edge of cake;let cool completely on rack. Cover and refrigerate overnight or for up to 3 days/

Garnish: Just before serving, cut cookies in half and arrange on top. Makes 10 -12 servings