2 cups cream- filled chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs, 20 cookies

2 Tbsp. butter , or margarine , melted

¼ cup brown sugar, firmly packed

32 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 ¼ cup sugar

⅓ cup whipping cream

2 Tbsp. all purpose flour

1 tsp. vanilla extract

4 large eggs

2 cups cream filled chocolate sandwich cookies, coarsely crumbled (14 cookies)

16 oz. sour cream, container

¼ cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

⅓ cup whipping cream

1 ¼ cup semisweet chocolate morsels

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Garnish:

cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, additional

Combine first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl; firmly press mixture in bottom and 2 inches up sides of a lightly greased 10 inch springform pan.

Bake at 325 degrees for 12 minutes; set aside.

Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.

Gradually add sugar, beating well.

Add whipping cream, flour, and vanilla; beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.

Pour batter into prepared crust.

Top with crumbled cookies; pour in remaining batter.

Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Combine sour cream, sugar, and vanilla; spread over cheesecake.

Bake at 325 degrees for 7 minutes.

Turn oven off, and leave cheesecake in oven with door closed 45 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack.

Cover and chill 8 hours.

Remove sides of pan.

Combine whipping cream and semisweet chocolate morsels in a saucepan; stir over low heat until chocolate melts. Stir in vanilla.

Remove from heat.

Carefully spread mixture over cheesecake, slowing it to drip down sides.

Garnish, if desired.

Store any leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

Let stand at room temperature 2 hours before serving again.

Allocate an ample amount of time in creating this dessert. This will not be the perfect dessert if you are in a hurry or if the event is in less than a day.

Sugar: 40g

:

Calcium: 149mg

Calories: 686kcal

Carbohydrates: 51g

Cholesterol: 184mg

Fat: 51g

Fiber: 2g

Iron: 2mg

Potassium: 303mg

Protein: 9g

Saturated Fat: 27g

Sodium: 328mg

Vitamin A: 1633IU

Vitamin C: 1mg