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a creamy cheesecake on a dark cookie crumb crust with chocolate sandwich cookie pieces on top in a wide horizontal shot, crumbs scattered around, light marble counter, soft natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Oreo Crust Cheesecake

This cheesecake has crushed Oreos in the base plus cookie pieces mixed into the cheesecake, and finished with a layer of smooth vanilla cheesecake.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 12 slices

Ingredients
  

  • 24 sandwich cookies crushed
  • 5 tbsp butter melted
  • 32 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 8 sandwich cookies roughly chopped

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 325F. Mix crushed cookies with butter and press into a springform pan. Bake 10 minutes; cool.
  2. Beat cream cheese and sugar smooth, add eggs one at a time, then mix in sour cream and vanilla.
  3. Fold the chopped cookies into the batter and pour over the crust.
  4. Bake 60 to 70 minutes until the center is just set.
  5. Cool in the cracked oven 1 hour, then chill 6 hours before serving.

Notes

Save a few cookie halves to stand up around the edge for a cute finish.