Baileys Irish Cream Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 49 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 19 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup toasted pecans, cooled and crushed
• 2 cups chocolate oreo cookie crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 1/4 lbs cream cheese, at room temp
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs, at room temp
• 1 cup baileys original irish cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chilled whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
• chocolate curls or skor english toffee bit, for decoration on top

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 mix all ingredients.
• 3 press into a 10" spring form pan and up the sides one inch.
• 4 bake at 325 for 7-10 minute.
• 5 filling:.
• 6 beat cream cheese with electric mixer until smooth.
• 7 beat sugar in gradually, and then add eggs one at a time.
• 8 blend in bailey's and vanilla.
• 9 sprinkle half of chocolate chips over crust.
• 10 spoon in filling.
• 11 sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips.
• 12 bake at 325 degrees approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes or until puffed, springy in center and golden brown. place a pan of water on bottom rack of oven while baking to keep it moist.
• 13 cool cake completely.
• 14 coffee cream topping:.
• 15 beat all ingredients and spread over cooled cake.
• 16 top with chocolate curls or skor bits.
• 17 *note: be sure to make and refrigerate at least one day before serving.