| Here are three cheesecake for all of those | | | | Filled Cookies that have been finely crushed. ** |
| chocoholics out there. Warning! Eating these could | | | | The 6 ozs of Chocolate chips should be melted |
| result in extreme pleasure and some weight gain! | | | | and cooled slightly .Combine crumbs and |
| Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake | | | | margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch |
| 1 c Vanilla Wafer Crumbs | | | | springform pan. Combine 24 ozs of cream cheese |
| 1/2 c Chopped Pecans | | | | and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric |
| 3 tb Granulated Sugar | | | | mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, |
| 1/4 c Margarine, Melted | | | | beating well after each addition.Blend in sour |
| 16 oz Cream Cheese, Softened | | | | cream and vanilla; pour over crust. |
| 1/2 c Brown Sugar, Packed | | | | Combine remaining 8 ozs cream cheese and |
| 2 ea Large Eggs | | | | melted chocolate, mixing at medium speed on |
| 6 oz Semi-sweet Chips, Melted | | | | eletric mixer until well blended. Add Red Raspberry |
| 3 tb Almond Flavored Liqueur | | | | preserves; mix well. Drop rounded measuring |
| 2 c Sour Cream | | | | tablespoonsfuls of chocolate cream cheese batter |
| 2 tb Granulated Sugar | | | | over plain cream cheese batter, do not swirl. Bake |
| Combine crumbs, pecans, granulated sugar and | | | | at 325 degrees F., 1 hour and 25 minutes. Loosen |
| margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch | | | | cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim |
| springform pan. Bake at 325 degrees F., 10 | | | | of pan. Melt chocolate pieces and whipping cream |
| minutes. Combine cream sheese and brown sugar, | | | | over low heat stirring until smooth. |
| mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until | | | | Spread over cheescake. Chill. Garnish with |
| well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well | | | | additonal whipping cream, whipped,raspberries and |
| after each addition. Blend in chocolate and liqueur; | | | | fresh mint leaves, if desired. |
| pour over crust. Bake at 325 degrees F., 35 | | | | Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Supreme |
| minutes. Increase oven temperature to 425 | | | | 1 c Chocolate Wafer Crumbs |
| degrees F. Combine sour cream and granulated | | | | 3 tb Margarine, Melted |
| sugar; carefully spread over cheesecake. Bake at | | | | 24 oz Cream Cheese, Softened |
| 425 degrees F. 10 minutes. Loosen cake from rim | | | | 3/4 c Sugar |
| of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. | | | | 1/4 c Unbleached All-Purpose Flour |
| VARIATION: Substitute 2 Tablespoons milk and 1 | | | | 3 ea Large Eggs |
| 4 teaspoon almond extract for almond flavored | | | | 1/2 c Sour Cream |
| liqueur. | | | | 1 ts Vanilla |
| Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake | | | | 1 c Mini Semi-sweet Chips |
| 1 1/2 c Creme-filled Cookie Crumbs * | | | | Combine crumbs and magarine; press onto |
| 2 tb Margarine, Melted | | | | bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 |
| 32 oz Cream Cheese, Softened | | | | degrees F., 10 minutes. Combine cream cheese, |
| 1 1/4 c Sugar | | | | sugar and flour, mixing at medium speed on |
| 3 ea Large Eggs | | | | electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at |
| 1 c Sour Cream | | | | a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in |
| 1 ts Vanilla | | | | sour cream and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips and |
| 6 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips** | | | | pour into crust. Bake at 350 degrees F., 55 |
| 1/3 c Strained Raspberry Preserves | | | | minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan;cool before |
| 6 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips | | | | removing rim of pan. Chill. Garnish with whipped |
| 1/4 c Whipping Cream | | | | cream and fresh mint leaves, if desired. |
| * Cookie crumbs should come from 18 Cream | | | | |