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Classic Cookies and Cream Cheesecake

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 24 chocolate sandwich cookies crushed
  • 5 tbsp butter melted
  • 32 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 12 chocolate sandwich cookies roughly chopped

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 325F; foil-wrap 9-inch springform pan.
  2. Mix crushed cookies and melted butter; press into pan bottom and bake 8 minutes.
  3. Beat cream cheese and sugar smooth; mix in sour cream, eggs individually, and vanilla.
  4. Fold in chopped cookies; pour over crust and smooth top.
  5. Water-bath bake about 65 minutes until center barely jiggles.
  6. Cool on counter; chill at least 6 hours or overnight before slicing.

Notes

A water bath keeps the top crack-free, but a pan of water on the lower rack works in a pinch.