Philadelphia Chocolate Royale Cheesecake

Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

Crust

• 18 Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, finely crushed
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling

• 4 (8 ounce) packages Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 package (8 squares) Baker's Semi Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted, slightly cooled
• 1/4 cup hazelnut liqueur (optional)
• 4 eggs

Instructions

Crust

1. Mix crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom of 9 inch springform pan.
2. Bake at 325 degrees F for 10 minutes.

Filling

1. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract with electric mixer until well blended.
2. Add chocolate, liqueur, and eggs; mix just until blended. Pour over crust.
3. Bake at 325 degrees F for 55 to 60 minutes or until center is almost set if using silver springform pan.
4. Bake at 300 degrees F for 60 to 65 minutes or until center is almost set if using a dark nonstick springform pan.
5. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan.
6. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.