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This recipe is from  Shortcut Suppers book. This recipe is soooo good.

Oreo Cheesecake

1 (20-oz) pkg. Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
1/3 cup margerine, melted
3 (8 oz) pkgs cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
4 eggs, at room temperature
1 cup dairy sour cream
1 teas. vanilla
  Whipped cream for garnish

Preheat oven to 350 F. Finely roll 30 cookies; coarsley chop 20 cookies. In a medium bowl, combine finely rolled cookie crumbs and margarine.  Press on bottom and 2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan; set aside.

In large bowl with electric mixer at meduim speed, beat cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Blend in eggs, sour cream and vanilla; fold in chopped cookies.  spread mixture into prepared crust. Bake at 350 F, 60 minutes or until set.

Cool on wire rack at room temperature.  Chill at leat 4 hours. Halve remaining cookies; remove side of pan. To serve, garnish with whipped cream and cookie halves.

Marilyn, you're the one who tempted me to come here, now you'll have to wipe my chin where I've been drooling!

I imagine baking for an hour removes all the calories?

I have eaten this in restaurants but never baked one.  This sounds heavenly!