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Olive Garden Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake


2 tablespoons Margarine
2 1/2 cups Chocolate cookie crumbs
2 pounds Cream cheese soft
1 cup Sugar
4 Eggs
1 teaspoon All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Sour cream
1 pound Refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
2 ounces Chocolate chips

TOPPINGS
1 pint Heavy whipping cream whip
Chocolate chips
Chopped walnuts


Preheat oven to 325°

CRUST-
Generously grease the bottom and sides of a 10" springform pan.
Combine the margarine with the chocolate cookie crumbs. Press
onto the bottom and sides of the pan.

FILLING-
Using an electric mixer on high speed, combine cream cheese, sugar,
eggs and flour and mix until smooth. Add vanilla and sour cream and mix
just until blended.
Pour 1/2 of the batter into prepared crust. Cut cookie dough into golfball
sized chunks and drop into batter.
Sprinkle in chocolate chips.
Pour over remaining batter.
Bake for 60 minutes. Turn off the oven and open the door to the broil
position.
Allow cake to remain in the oven 30 more minutes.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
To serve, remove the sides of the pan and top with fresh whipped cream.
Sprinkle with additional chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.

Source: The Olive Garden.