Cookies and Cream Cheesecake

From Stop and Smell the Rosemary, Junior League of Houston cookbook - best dessert!!!

Crust: 3 cups oreo cookies crumbs, 9 tbsp butter (melted), 1 cup sugar

Filling: 4 8 oz packages of cream cheese, 1 ½ cup sugar, 6 large eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 ½ cup oreo cookies crumbs/large pieces

Combine cookie crumbs, butter and sugar. Mix well. Press mixture into bottom and 2 inches up sides of a greased 9” springform pan. Chill. Preheat oven to 300^o. Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla. Carefully fold in broken pieces and pour batter into the crust. Bake 1 ½ hours. Turn off oven, open door slightly and let cool in oven for another hour. Remove from pan and chill before serving.