Oreo Cheesecake Bites

• 36 Oreo cookies, divided
• 12 cup butter or 12 cup margarine, divided
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 4 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares

1. HEAT oven to 325F Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends extending over sides of pan.
2. Finely crush 24 cookies.
3. Melt 1/4 cup butter; mix with crumbs.
4. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
5. BEAT cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended.
6. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well.
7. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each just until blended.
8. Chop remaining cookies.
9. Gently stir into batter; pour over crust.
10. BAKE 45 minute or until center is almost set.
11. Cool.
12. Meanwhile, microwave chocolate and remaining butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.
13. ; stir until smooth.
14. Cool slightly; spread over top of cheesecake.
15. Refrigerate 4 hours.
16. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.

cookies, butter, cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, vanilla, eggs, semisweet chocolate baking squares

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/oreo-cheesecake-bites-422099 (may not work)