Cheesecake (My Signature)

• 1 12 cups graham crackers, crushed fine
• 12 cup gingersnap cookie, crushed fine
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 7 tablespoons butter, softened (not melted)
• 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 14 cups white sugar
• 14 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 5 large eggs, at room temperature
• 4 large egg yolks, at room temperature
• 13 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 16 ounces frozen strawberries (thawed) (optional) or 16 ounces mixed berries (thawed) (optional)
• 2 tablespoons sugar (optional)

1. Position your rack near the top of your oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
2. Put crushed cookies, sugar, salt and butter into a large bowl and mix the ingredients together until combined.
3. Pour the ingredients into a 10-inch spring form pan.
4. Using your hand press the mixture into the bottom and 1-1/2" up the sides of a 10" spring form pan.
5. Do the sides first, its easier.
6. Place the pan in the preheated 350-degree oven and bake for 8 minutes.
7. Remove the pan from the oven and set aside to cool while you continue to make your filling.
8. TURN YOUR OVEN UP TO 450 DEGREES.
9. Put the cream cheese and sugar's into a large mixing bowl and cream on med high speed for 4 minutes making sure to scrap down the sides.
10. Using a medium speed on your mixer add the eggs 2 at a time allowing 1/2 minute between additions.
11. Make sure to scrap down the side of the bowl a couple of times during the addition of the eggs.
12. After all the eggs are mixed in, set your mixer to low speed and add the sour cream and vanilla slowly and mix for 1 minute.
13. Pour your batter into the cooled crust and put it in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
14. After baking for 15 minutes (without opening the door) turn the temperature down to 230 degrees and bake for 90 minutes.
15. After baking 90 minutes turn off the oven and open the door just wide enough to let out some of the heat.
16. After 30 minutes remove cake from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack to room temperature than refrigerate.
17. Optional.
18. Mix the thawed straw berries or mixed berries with the 2 tablespoons of sugar and put on the top or on the side of the cheesecake wedges.
19. Enjoy.

graham crackers, cookie, sugar, salt, butter, cream cheese, white sugar, light brown sugar, eggs, egg yolks, sour cream, vanilla, frozen strawberries, sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cheesecake-my-signature-100191 (may not work)