Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 2 1/2 cups oreo cookies, crushed
• 2 lbs cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 (18 ounce) package refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough (rolled into 1-inch balls)
• 2 ounces chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 grease the bottom and sides of a 10" spring form pan. (i line the bottom with parchment paper.).
• 2 combine the margarine with the chocolate cookie crumbs. press onto the bottom and sides of the pan. (i usually only press to the bottom.).
• 3 using an electric mixer on high speed, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs and flour until smooth.
• 4 add vanilla and sour cream and mix just until blended.
• 5 pour 1/2 of the batter into prepared crust.
• 6 gently stir cookie dough balls and chocolate chips into remaining batter. (i usually set the balls in there and then pour the batter on.).
• 7 pour into pan.
• 8 bake in 325 degree oven for 1 hour.
• 9 turn off the oven and prop the door open several inches. allow cake to remain in the oven 30 minutes.
• 10 refrigerate cheesecake until ready to serve.