COOKIES 'N' CREAM CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Cookies 'n' Cream Cheesecake Squares

30 chocolate sandwich cookies
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
32 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
20 chocolate sandwich cookies, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place 30 cookies in a food processor container; cover. Process 30 to 45 seconds or until finely ground. Add butter; mix well. Press onto bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract with electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs; mix until blended. Gently stir in 1 1/2 cups of the chopped cookies. Pour into crust. Sprinkle with remaining chopped cookies. Bake for 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.

Cut into squares.

Tip: line pan with foil for easy removal of squares.