Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
Crust:
- About 1 cup chocolate sandwich cookies
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
Filling:
- 16 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 16 oz. sour cream
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips, divided
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
Demonstrated by: Dan Morrison - UH Quarterback Coach.
UH Football - September 7, 2003.
Ingredients:
Directions:
Crust:
- Crush cookies into coarse crumbs.
- Add butter and mix well.
- Press crumb mixture into bottom and slightly up the side of a 9-inch springform pan; refrigerate while preparing filling.
Filling:
- Preheat electric oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth.
- Blend in sugar and sour cream.
- Add eggs and vanilla; mix until smooth.
- Stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips.
- Pour cream cheese mixture evenly over crust; smooth top.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips evenly over mixture.
- Bake 30 to 40 minutes.
- Turn oven off and leave cheesecake in oven for 1 hour.
- Remove from oven and chill in refrigerator until firm, about 3 to 4 hours.
Makes 12 servings.
*adapted from Mrs. Fields Best Cookie Book Ever!
