Ingredients

  • 20 OREO Cookies, crushed
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter, melted, divided
  • 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
  • 6 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted, cooled

Method

  • Heat oven to 325F.
  • Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides.
  • Mix cookie crumbs and 3 Tbsp.
  • melted peanut butter; press onto bottom of prepared pan.
  • Bake 10 min.
  • Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended.
  • Add sour cream; mix well.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
  • Remove 1 cup batter; mix with remaining peanut butter.
  • Stir melted chocolate into remaining plain batter; pour over crust.
  • Top with spoonfuls of peanut butter batter; swirl gently with knife.
  • Bake 40 min.
  • or until center is almost set.
  • Cool completely.
  • Refrigerate 4 hours.
  • Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.