Grasshopper Cheesecake

• 11 chocolate mint sandwich cookies or 11 chocolate cream sandwich cookies, crushed
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 34 cup sugar
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 23 cup green creme de menthe
• 1 14 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 chocolate mint sandwich cookies, coarsely crushed
• 12 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• shaved white chocolate

1. The crust--in a small bowl, stir the crushed cookies and melted butter together until well combined.
2. Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
3. The filling--In a big bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, and cornstarch; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
4. Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Beat in creme de menthe and vanilla; stir in crushed cookies.
6. Pour cream cheese mixture over the crust.
7. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes; decrease temperature to 200 and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
8. Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan; chill, uncovered, overnight.
9. The glaze--in a small saucepan, melt chocolate chips and shortening over low heat, stirring constantly.
10. Spread warm chocolate mixture over cheesecake; garnish with shaved white chocolate; chill until serving time.

chocolate mint sandwich cookies, butter, cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch, eggs, egg yolk, green creme, vanilla, chocolate mint, semisweet chocolate chips, shortening, shaved white chocolate

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grasshopper-cheesecake-435752 (may not work)