Cookies and Cream Peppermint Cheesecake

Prep Time 10 min
Cook Time 55 min
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 4 pkg. (8 oz each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  • 28 vanilla crème- filled chocolate sandwich cookies divided.
  • 1 Tbsp butter melted
  • 30 starlight mints, crushed
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs

Directions

  1. HEAT oven to 325°F.
  2. CHOP 10 of the cookies for later use. Use pulsing action of food processor to process remaining cookies until fined ground. Add butter; mix well. Press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
  3. BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Stir in crushed mints and chopped cookies. Pour over crust.
  4. BAKE cheesecake 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
  5. REFRIGERATE cheesecake 4 hours