Lemon Oreo Cheesecake
A mildly tart lemon cheesecake using Lemon flavored Oreo cookies.
Yield: 14 people
Calories: 374kcal
Materials
For the crust:
- 5 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 20 Lemon Oreo cookies
For the filling:
- 1 cup sugar
- 24 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 Tbsp. lemon extract
- grated rind from 1 lemon, (zest)
- 3 eggs
- remaining Lemon Oreo cookies,* (approx. 18 unless you ate some) roughly chopped
Instructions
For the crust:
- Move oven rack to lower third position. Preheat oven to 350°. Wrap bottom and sides of 9" spring-form pan with 1 sheet of heavy duty foil, making it leak-proof. Spray inside bottom of pan with cooking spray.
- Using a blender or food processor, make 20 cookies into fine crumbs. Combine with melted butter and mix together. Spread evenly on bottom of pan. Press crumbs to make even layer. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool while you prepare filling.
For the filling:
- In a large bowl, mix sugar with cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add the sour cream, extract, and rind. Mix well. Add one egg at a time, scraping sides of bowl.
- Fold in chopped Oreos. Pour filling over crust.
- Place spring-form pan into larger roasting pan and place into the oven. Using a pitcher, fill the roasting pan with water until water level is approx. half way up the side of the spring-form pan.
- Bake for 55 - 60 minutes or until the center is almost set. Turn the oven off and open the door part way for about 1 hour. Remove from oven and allow to further cool to room temperature on wire rack.
- Refrigerate cheesecake for at least 4 hours. Remove the sides of pan and decorate top with optional Cool Whip and additional cookie crumbles.
- Serve chilled, refrigerate any left-overs. Enjoy!
Notes
*You can retain approx. 1/2 cup of chopped Oreos for top of cheesecake as decoration. This comes in handy in the off chance the top should split and you want to hide it under crumbled cookies. (wink wink)
Nutrition
Calories: 374kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 267mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 887IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 1mg