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A white cake stand topped with a cheesecake
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5 from 3 votes

New York Style Cheesecake

A creamy, decadent dessert that will steal the show!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Cooling Time3 hours
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cheesecake Recipe, New York Style Cheesecake
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 309kcal
Author: Niki Medlin

Ingredients

  • 1 12- 15 ounce package cookies
  • 4 eight ounce packages cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • Put cookies into a food processor and pulse until crumbly
  • Press cookies into bottom of a greased 9" spring form pan
  • Put spring form pan in freezer
  • Beat together cream cheese and sugar until smooth
  • Add eggs, vanilla, and cornstarch and beat until smooth
  • Stir in sour cream
  • Pour filling into spring form pan
  • Bake at 375 degrees for ten minutes
  • Lower oven temperature to 200 degrees and bake forty five minutes
  • Crack oven door and allow to cool for 3 hours
  • Cover with plastic and refrigerate cake for 2 hours or up to 2 days until ready to top
  • Melt six ounces of semisweet chocolate chips in the oven at 200 degrees for ten minutes
  • Stir chocolate together, put in a piping bag, and pipe chocolate on to cake

Notes

If the cookies are too dry to press into the spring form pan, add 4 Tbsp melted butter.
Store your cheesecake, covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Nutrition

Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 48mg | Potassium: 176mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 255IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1.6mg