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White Chocolate-Cranberry Cheesecake
Makes: 12 servings
 
1 1/4 cups Oreo cookie crumbs
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
3 pkg. (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
4 squares white baking chocolate, melted
1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
1 tsp. grated orange peel
 
Mix crumbs and butter. Press firmly onto bottom of 9-in. springform
pan.

Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on
medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing just
until blended after each addition. Stir in white chocolate,
cranberries and orange peel; pour over crust.

Bake at 350F for 45 to 50 min. or until center is almost set if
using a silver springform pan (Or, bake at 325F for 45 to 50 min.
if using a dark nonstick springform pan.) Cool completely.

Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Garnish with thawed cool whip,
orange slices, additional dried cranberries and additional grated
white chocolate, if desired.

Printable version: white-choc-cran03.txt.