Chocolate Chunk Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust
2 cups finely crushed cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, about 20 cookies, such as Oreos
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Cheesecake
4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 (11 1/2 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chunks, divided
1 1/2 cups coarsely crushed chocolate sandwich style cookies, about 14 cookies, such as Oreos
1/3 cup whipping cream

Preparation

Stir together 2 cups cookie crumbs and butter and press into bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
Beat cream cheese and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each.
Stir in vanilla, 1 cup chocolate chunks, and 1 1/2 cups crushed cookies.
Pour into prepared crust.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 55 minutes or until center is almost set.
Turn off oven; let cheesecake stand in oven with oven door partially open, 20 minutes.
Remove cheesecake from oven and cool in pan on wire rack 30 minutes.
Cover cheesecake and chill for 8 hours.
Release sides of pan.
Microwave remaining 3/4 cup chocolate chunks and whipping cream in a glass bowl at HIGH for 1 minute.
Stir until chocolate melts.
Chill this mixture for 30 minutes.
Pour evenly over cheesecake and serve.