White Chocolate-Raspberry Cheesecake Bars

  Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 11:00pm

12 oreo cookies, finely crushed
2 T. butter, melted
3 squares baker's white chocolate
two 8 oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1/4 cup red raspberry preserves
Heat oven to 350.
Mix cookie crumbs, butter; press onto bottom of 8 or 9" square pan.
Melt 2 chocolate squares as directed on pkg.
Beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla with mixer until blended.
Add melted chocolate; mix well.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
Pour over crust.
Bake 25-28 minutes or until center is almost set.
Cool 5 minutes; spread with preserves.
Melt remaining chocolate square; drizzle over cheesecake.
Cool cheesecake completely.
Refrigerate 4 hours.
This recipe can be easily doubled. Just prepare as directed, doubling all ingredients, baking in 13x9" pan.

White Chocolate-Raspberry Cheesecake Bars