Three-Layer Oreo® Cheesecake

Start with small slices of this decadent, 3-layer Oreo® cheesecake that's guaranteed to impress all cheesecake fans.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 520 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 (14 ounce) packages chocolate sandwich cookies (such as Oreo®)
• 4 (1 ounce) squares semi-sweet chocolate, melted
• 0.25 cup unsalted butter, melted

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Step 2

Place 30 whole cookies in a food processor; process until finely ground. Crush 16 cookies into a bowl. Reserve any remaining cookies for another use.

Step 3

Stir ground cookies and melted butter together until well combined. Press into a 10-inch springform pan.

Step 4

Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer until well blended. Mix in sour cream. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each until just blended. Remove 1/2 of the batter to another bowl and stir in 16 crushed cookies until well combined. Pour cookie batter onto the crust.

Step 5

Divide remaining batter into 2 parts. Stir melted chocolate into one part; pour on top of the cookie batter. Top with remaining plain batter.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until the surface of the cheesecake is firm except for a small spot in the center that will jiggle when the pan is gently shaken, about 45 minutes. Run the tip of a table knife around the edges of the pan, set the pan on a wire rack, and allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature, about 1 hour. Refrigerate until completely chilled, 4 hours to overnight.