Golden Oreo Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients

• 28 golden Oreos, divided
• 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4-1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9-by-9-inch pan with parchment paper.
2. Place 18 Oreo cookies in the bowl of a food processor, and process of low until the cookies reach a crumb consistency.
3. Drizzle the melted butter into the food processor and pulse until the crumbs are coated.
4. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of your prepared baking pan, and bake for about 7 minutes,
5. Remove the crust from the oven and set aside to cool.
6. Meanwhile, whisk together the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl.
7. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the Oreo crust and smooth out the top.
8. Bake for 45 minutes or until the cheesecake is just slightly jiggly.
9. Remove the cheesecake from the oven and allow to cool for 10-15 minutes.
10. Break up the remaining Oreos into small chunks.
11. Sprinkle the broken Oreos and white chocolate chips over the top and press gently into the cheesecake.
12. Allow the cheesecake to cool completely, then place in the freezer for at least one hour, or in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours until set.
13. Cut the cheesecake into squares and serve.
14. Store the leftover cheesecake bars in the refrigerator in an air-tight container.

The original recipe for these to-die-for cheesecake bars can be found here.