Chocolate Chip Cheesecake with Oreo Crust

This "Chocolate Chip Cheesecake with Oreo Crust" recipe makes the most delicious Birthday cake. The combination of crunchy cookies and creamy cheesecake make this dessert recipe popular with everyone.

This entire chocolate chip cheesecake with Oreo Crust recipe was made with the help of a food processor making it deceptively simple. You can use all cream cheese if you prefer but this recipe has a mix of cream cheese and ricotta which gives a great texture every time. For the Oreo crust recipe of this cheesecake you will need Oreo sandwich cookies, and melted butter slightly cooled. To make the crust, add the cookies to a food processor and pulse until they've turned into crumbs. Pour in the melted butter and pulse a few more times until all the crumbs have been coated. Pour into a 9 inch spring form pan and tamp down to form an even layer. Some of the ingredients you will need for the cheesecake recipe include cream cheese, ricotta cheese, sugar, eggs, all purpose flour, melted and cooled unsalted butter and vanilla.

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