Cheesecake Factory's Oreo Cheesecake

Greg and I are addicted to Oreos. If there are Oreos involved, we are going to love it. So when I asked what he wanted for his birthday he immediately said that he wanted an Oreo cheesecake and I found this great recipe online. It was pretty easy and was absolutely delicious! Give it a try!

Ingredients:
Crust

• 1 1/2 c. Oreo cookie crumbs (about 23 cookies finely chopped)
• 2 Tbsp. melted butter
• 9" spring-form pan (buttered on sides and bottom)

Filling

• 3 8-oz. packages cream cheese
• 1 c. sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 c. flour
• 1 8-oz. package sour cream
• 5 Oreo cookies (coarsely chopped for batter)
• 7 Oreo cookies (chopped for top of cheesecake)

Instructions:
Crust

1.  Mix melted butter with Oreo crumbs and press into pan; cover bottom entirely. (One thing I like to do is after I butter it, I cut a piece of parchment paper the same shape/size of the bottom of the pan and put it in the bottom of the pan and butter it as well. This helps to keep it from sticking to the bottom even more and makes for easier cleaning and serving.)

Filling

1.  (All ingredients need to be at room temperature before beginning.) Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Keep mixer on a low setting during the mixing and beating process. 
3. Add sugar gradually and mix beat until thoroughly mixed.
4. Add eggs one at a time and beat until well blended.
5. Add the salt, vanilla, and flour to the cream cheese and egg mixture and beat until smooth.
6. Add the sour cream and beat well.
7. Turn off the mixer and stir in the coarsely chopped Oreos with a spoon.
8. Pour cream cheese into the pan and place the 7 chopped Oreos on top of the cream cheese mixture.
9. Place pan on the top rack and in the middle of the oven; bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
10. When the time is up, prop open the oven door and let the cheesecake stay in for 1 hour.
11. Remove from oven and let cool enough to be placed in the fridge at least overnight. (Allowing the cheesecake to settle over night increases the flavor.)

Good luck and happy eating!!!


( http://www.copykat.com/2009/02/06/cheesecake-factory-bakery-oreo-cheesecake/)