Oreo Cheesecake

Ingredients:


1 (20-oz) package Oreo chocolate sandwich cookies, divided

1/3 cup margarine or butter, melted

3 (8-oz) packages cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup sugar

4 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350. Finely roll 30 cookies; coarsely chop 20 cookies. Mix finely rolled cookie crumbs and margarine or butter in medium bowl. Press on bottom and 2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan; set aside
Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy. Blend in eggs, sour cream and vanilla, fold in chopped cookies. Spread mixture into prepared crust.

Bake at 350 for 60 minutes or until set.




Cool on wire rack at room temperature. Refrigerate at least 4 hours. Halve remaining cookies; remove side of pan. To serve, garnish with whipped cream and cookie halves.