Golden Oreo Cheesecake

 Ingredients:
6 oz white baking chocolate broke into small pieces

1 cup heavy whipping cream, divided

36 Golden Oreo cookies, divided

3 TBSP butter, melted

3 pkg (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Directions:
Microwave chocolate and 1/4 cup cream in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Cool.

Reserve 8 cookies for later use. Remove middle frosting from cookies, and then process remaining cookies in food processor or blender until finely crushed. Reserve 1/4 cup cookie crumbs for later use.

Combine remaining cookie crumbs with melted butter; press onto bottom of 8 or 9 inch springform pan (or 9x13 since it does not need to bake).

Beat remaining cream in medium bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form; set aside.

Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add chocolate mixture and vanilla; mix well. Fold in whipped cream.

Pour cream cheese mixture over crust; smooth top with spatula.

Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; remove rim. Sprinkle reserved cookie crumbs over top of cheesecake. Garnish with reserved cookies as desired.