Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups crushed vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies (about 18 cookies)
  • 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
  • 3 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided
  • 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
  • 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
  • 4 eggs

Method

  • Heat oven to 325F.
  • Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan.
  • Spray with cooking spray.
  • Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of prepared pan.
  • Place 2 pkg.
  • chocolate in medium microwaveable bowl; microwave on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min.
  • or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring every 30 sec.
  • Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
  • Add condensed milk; mix well.
  • Pour into prepared crust.
  • Refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended.
  • Add sour cream; mix well.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each just until blended.
  • Pour 1/2 of the batter over chocolate layer in crust.
  • Melt the remaining chocolate in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 45 sec.
  • or until chocolate is almost melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted.
  • Cool slightly.
  • Stir melted chocolate into remaining cheesecake batter.
  • Spoon chocolate batter over cheesecake batter in pan.
  • Bake 55 to 60 min.
  • or until center is almost set.
  • Cool.
  • Refrigerate 4 hours.
  • Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.