Oreo Cookie Cheesecake Cups - cooking recipe

Ingredients

24 whole Oreo cookies
12 Oreo cookies, coarsely crushed
3.667 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
1 cup sour cream
1 pinch salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 275\u00b0F
Line standard muffin tins with paper liners.
Place 1 whole Oreo cookie in the bottom of each lined muffin cup.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese on medium-high speed until smooth, scraping down sides of the bowl as needed. (I've used a hand mixer and it worked fine).
Gradually add the sugar, and beat until combined.
Beat in the vanilla.
Drizzle in eggs, a little at a time, beating to combine and scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
Add in sour cream and salt, beat to combine.
Using a large spatula, fold in the chopped Oreo cookies.
Divide batter evenly among the cookie-filled muffin cups, fill each cup almost to the top.
Bake, rotating muffin tins halfway through, until the filling is set, about 22 to 28 minutes.
Transfer the muffins tins to a wire rack to cool completely.
Refrigerate (in the muffin tins) at least 4 hours (or overnight).
Remove from tins just before serving.
Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and some more crushed Oreo cookie if desired.