Favorite Ingredient Friday - Valentine's Day Chocolate Edition

Chocolate Bliss Cheesecake

Prep Time:20 min Total Time:5 hr 30 min Makes:12 servings

Ingredients:
1. 18 OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
2. 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
3. 3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
4. 3/4 cup sugar
5. 1 tsp. vanilla
6. 1 pkg. (8 squares) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted, cooled slightly
7. 3 eggs

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 325°F if using a silver 9-inch springform pan (or to 300°F if using a dark nonstick 9-inch springform pan). Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press firmly onto bottom of pan.

BEAT cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.

BAKE 55 min. to 1 hour or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

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