Chocolate Mint Cheesecake Squares
- 16 chocolate sandwich style cookies
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 30 hershey's miniature chocolate candy bars (chocolate mint collection)
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 12 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 12 cup milk chocolate chips, melted
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place cookies in food processor or blender, cover and process until crumbs form.
- Mix crumbs with butter.
- Press into bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan.
- Remove wrappers from chocolate bars and set aside two each of dark, milk and white chocolate bars.
- Coarsely chop remaining bars; place in a microwave-safe bowl.
- Microwave at medium 1 minute; stir.
- If necessary, microwave at medium an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chocolate is melted and smooth when stirred.
- Cool slightly.
- Combine cream cheese and sugar into a medium mixing bowl and beat at medium until well blended.
- Add eggs and beat on low speed for 2 minutes.
- Beat in melted chocolate.
- Spread over the cookie crumb layer.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until center is almost set.
- Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
- Chopped the reserved chocolate bars; sprinkle on top of the cheese cake.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
- Before serving melt milk chocolate chips in the microwave and drizzle over the top of the cheese cake.
- TIP: Line baking pan with non-stick foil.
- To serve, lift cheesecake from pan using foil.
chocolate sandwich style cookies, butter, chocolate, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, milk chocolate chips
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-mint-cheesecake-squares-246395 (may not work)