Grasshopper Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 11 chocolate mint sandwich cookies or 11 chocolate cream sandwich cookies, crushed
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 2/3 cup green creme de menthe
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 chocolate mint sandwich cookies, coarsely crushed
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• shaved chocolate

Recipe

• 1 the crust--in a small bowl, stir the crushed cookies and melted butter together until well combined.
• 2 press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan.
• 3 the filling--in a big bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, and cornstarch; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• 4 add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 beat in creme de menthe and vanilla; stir in crushed cookies.
• 6 pour cream cheese mixture over the crust.
• 7 bake at 350° for 10 minutes; decrease temperature to 200° and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
• 8 remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan; chill, uncovered, overnight.
• 9 the glaze--in a small saucepan, melt chocolate chips and shortening over low heat, stirring constantly.
• 10 spread warm chocolate mixture over cheesecake; garnish with shaved chocolate; chill until serving time.