Ingredients: Crust

• 1 Cup(5 oz) Chocolate Cookie Crumbs or 5 oz Chocolate Wafer Cookies
• 2 TBS Salted Butter, Softened

Ingredients: Filling

• 16 oz Cream Cheese, Softened
• 1/2 Cup White Sugar
• 2 Cups (16 oz) Sour Cream
• 3 Large Eggs
• 1 TBS Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 1/2 cups (9 oz) Ghiradelli Semisweet Chocolate Chips, divided

Directions: Crust

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Blend or use food processor to grind cookies into fine crumbs.
3. Add butter and blend until smooth.
4. Press the crust into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan, and refrigerate while preparing the filling.

Directions: Filling

1. Beat cream cheese until smooth in large bowl using an electric mixer.
2. Blend in sugar and sour cream.
3. Add the eggs one at time and mix until smooth.
4. Mix in vanilla.
5. Use a spoon to stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips.
6. Pour filling into the crust-lined pan, and smooth top with spatula.
7. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of chocolate chips evenly over the top.
8. Bake for 30-40 minutes.
9. Turn off oven and leave cheesecake to set in oven for 1 hour.
10. Remove from oven and chill in refrigerator until firm about 3-4 hours.