Chocolate Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 package butter cookie (about 7 1/4 oz)
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 (8 ounce) packages neufchatel cheese, cut into chunks
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon sweet marsala wine or 1 tablespoon sweet sherry
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in food processor or blender, whirl cookies to make fine crumbs.
• 2 pour into a 9-inch spring-form pan.
• 3 add butter and mix well.
• 4 then press crumbs evenly over pan bottom and about 1 inch up pan sides; set aside.
• 5 in food processor or blender, whirl half the chocolate chips until ground.
• 6 in food processor or bowl of electric mixer, combine ground chocolate, sugar, and flour; whril or stir to mix.
• 7 add cheese, then eggs, marsala and vanilla.
• 8 whirl or eat until well mixed.
• 9 schatter half of the remaining chocolate chips into crust, then pour cheesecake batter into pan; spread batter level.
• 10 sprinkle remaining chocolate chips over batter.
• 11 bake in a 300°f oven until cake jiggles only slightly in center when pan is shaken (1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours).
• 12 let cool; cover and chill for at least 4 hours or up to 2 days.
• 13 remove pan rim and serve.