BIRTHDAY PICKS CAKES & COOKIES Circa 80s & 90s DESSERTS KAY'S "RED BOOK" VEGETARIAN

Oreo Cheesecake

Oreo Cheesecake

McCalls May 1994
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Bread, Muffins and Cakes, Cookies & Candy, Dessert
Cuisine American, Birthdays, circa 80s and 90s, Tried and True
Servings 16 people

Ingredients
  

  • CRUST
  • 1 pkg 1 lb. Oreo creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted
  • FILLING
  • 4 pkg 8-oz size cream cheese, softened
  • 1 ¼ cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • TOPPING
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Make crust: Preheat oven to 425°F. Crumble 25 cookies into food processor; process until finally ground. Add melted butter, process until blended. Pour into 9-inch springform pan; Press over bottom and 3 inches up sides. Refrigerate until firm.
  • Meanwhile, make the filling: in large bowl of electric mixer, at medium high speed, beat cream cheese, butter and flour one minute or until blended and smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beat in heavy cream and vanilla.
  • Crumble remaining cookies into food processor; Pulse until coarsely chopped. Remove; finally grind and reserve some for garnish. Pour half of the cheesecake batter over crust in prepared pan; sprinkle top with remaining batter. Place springform pan on a jelly roll pan; bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 225°F; Bake 50 to 55 minutes, until firm around sides but still jiggly in center.
  • Make topping: In small bowl, combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla; mix well. Spread over top of cheesecake. Increase oven temperature to 350°F. Bake cheesecake 7 to 10 minutes. Place it on cooling rack. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate several hours or overnight period sprinkle with reserved Oreos before serving.
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