White Chocolate-Cranberry Cheesecake
1/4 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
4 (1 ounce) squares white baking chocolate, melted
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
Directions
Mix crumbs and butter. Press firmly onto bottom of 9- in. spring-form pan. Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blend- ed. 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 350° for 45 to 50 min. or until center is almost set if using a silver spring-form pan (Or, bake at 325° for 45 to 50 min. if using a dark nonstick spring-form pan.) Cool completely. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Garnish with whipped topping, orange slices, additional dried cranberries and additional grated white chocolate, if desired.