Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice: Mini Baked Oreo Cheesecakes

Mini Baked Oreo Cheesecakes

Ingredients:

1 bag or about 450g of crushed Oreo cookie pieces

3 tbsp butter (melted)

4 blocks of cream cheese (room temperature)

1/4 cup sour cream

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp vanilla extract

4 eggs

Mini Oreo cookies (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven at 180°C or 350°F.  Melt the butter in the microwave for a few seconds.

2. Pour the butter into the crushed Oreos.

3. Mix with a spatula until everything is coated with the butter.

4. Line your muffin tray with cupcake containers and place about 1 tbsp of the cookie crumbs on each cup.
You can also use just one springform pan if you prefer.

5. Press the cookie crumbs firmly to create the crust.  Bake for about 5-6 minutes then set aside to cool.

6. Add the sugar, salt and vanilla extract to the cream cheese.

7. Cream the mixture until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
My stand mixer gave up on me so I'm using a hand-mixer.

8. Add the eggs.

9. Whisk until well-combined.

10.  Add the sour cream.

11. Do one final whisking until the sour cream is mixed in.

12. Pour the cream cheese mixture on the baked cookie crust about 3/4 full.
You can use an ice cream scooper to do this.  Lightly shake and tap the tray to release any air pockets.

13. I'm not using a water bath for this recipe.  I just placed them in the oven for about 25 minutes.
Not bad at all, not a lot of cracks :)

14. Let rest in a cooling rack and top with mini-Oreo cookies.
Chill for at least an hour before serving.
Plate and Enjoy! :)