Cookies and Cream Cheesecake

• 11 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 13 cup sugar
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 23 cup whipping cream
• 13 cup dark Creme de Cacao
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 4 chocolate sandwich cream cookies, coarsely crumbled (Oreos)
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 chocolate sandwich cream cookies, coarsely crumbled (Oreos)

1. Crust: in a small bowl stir together crushed cookies and melted butter or margarine until well combined.
2. Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
3. 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. Stir in whipping cream, creme de cacao, and vanilla; stir in melted chocolate; fold in cookies.
6. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
7. Bake at 350 for 15 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 cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan.
9. Turn the oven off; return cake to the oven for an additional 1 hour.
10. Chill, uncovered, overnight.
11. Topping: In a small bowl, beat whipping cream and sugar with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
12. Spread whipped cream mixture over cheesecake; sprinkle with cookies.
13. Chill until serving time.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cookies-and-cream-cheesecake-422370 (may not work)