Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

 Mmmmm!   I make this with an oreo cookie crust, but you can do it with a graham cracker crust or a vanilla cookie crust.  It's also good with a drizzle of caramel sauce over top.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESECAKE

(serves 12)

Ingredients:

~16 Oreo cookies (regular crust) or (32 for a thick crust)

~3 tablespoons butter, melted (regular crust)  (6 tablespoons for a  thick crust)

~4 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

~1 1/2 cups sugar

~1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

~3/4 cup heavy cream or whole milk 

~4 large eggs, room temperature 

~1 cup sour cream

~1/4 cup flour

~1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

~1 cup mini chocolate chips, divided 

~1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

~Whip cream (optional)

~Mini Oreos (optional)

Directions:

~In a food processor, process cookies to form fine crumbs.

~Add in melted butter and mix until well combined.

~Press into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.

~Set aside.

~Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

~Grease a 9-inch springform pan (I just use cooking spray).

~In small bowl, mix 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon flour together. 

~In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.

~Mix in sugar until sugar is well incorporated.

~Mix in heavy cream/milk

~Mix in 1 egg at a time, mixing for about 40 seconds between each egg.

~Mix in sour cream, vanilla, and flour until smooth.

~Fold in flour coated chocolate chips.

~Pour into the prepared crust.

~Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips evenly over the top of batter.

~Bake for 1 hour on center rack (do not open oven door to check on it).

~Turn oven off, and leave in oven to cool for 6 hours (Do not open oven door to check on it or your cheesecake will crack).

~Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.

~Optional: Add dollops of whip cream around the top of the cheesecake.   Place a few small oreos cookies into whip cream.tt