PEPPERMINT BARK COOKIES AND CREAM CHEESECAKE

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Try Peppermint Bark Cookies and Cream Cheesecake, a dessert that combines-count 'em-three classic dessert flavors into one mighty cheesecake. Peppermint Bark Cookies and Cream Cheesecake combines chocolate sandwich cookies, starlight mints, cream cheese and chocolate.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Recipes

Time 6h35m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

30 vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, divided
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
35 starlight mints, divided
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
2 oz. BAKER'S White Chocolate

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325°F.
  • Use pulsing action of food processor to process 18 cookies until finely ground. Add butter; mix well. Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 min.
  • Crush 30 mints, then chop 10 of the remaining cookies. Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Stir in crushed mints and chopped cookies. Pour over crust.
  • Bake 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
  • Meanwhile, crush remaining mints, then chop remaining cookies. Cover baking sheet with parchment. Melt chocolates separately as directed on packages. Spread semi-sweet chocolate into thin layer on prepared baking sheet; top with tablespoonfuls of the white chocolate. Swirl gently with spoon. Top with crushed mints and chopped cookies. Refrigerate until firm.
  • Break chocolate bark into small pieces; sprinkle over cheesecake before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 460, Fat 29 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 105 mg, Sodium 290 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 6 g

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