CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

1/3 cup butter (melted and cooled) 4 lg eggs

1 1/4 cup chocolate cookie crumbs 2 tsps. vanilla

1/4 cup white sugar Strawberry topping or fresh

24 oz. cream cheese (softened) strawberries to garnish

4 oz. sweetened condensed milk

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2. cups semi sweet chocolate

chips (melted and cooled)

Heat oven to 300°. In a bowl, mix together the melted butter, cookie crumbs

and sugar until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Form into the bottom of a

springform baking pan (about 8 inches) and press into a firm crust layer. In

a separate bowl, whip the cream cheese with electric hand mixer until

light and fluffy. Slowly add in the condensed milk. Mix in melted chocolate

chips, eggs and vanilla. Pour mixture into springform pan. Bake in preheated

oven for about one hour or until set. Let cool on a wire rack until it reaches room

temperature. Chill in fridge over night. Garnish with strawberry topping or fresh

fruit before serving.