Name: Girl Scout Thin Mints Cheesecake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Thin Mints Girl Scout Cookies®, crushed - 25; Butter, melted - 3 tablespoons; Cream cheese, softened - 3 (8 ounce) packages; White sugar - ¾ cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Eggs - 3; Thin Mints Girl Scout Cookies®, crushed - 10; Peppermint extract, or to taste - 1 drop

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Girl Scout Thin Mints Cheesecake

1. Thin Mints Girl Scout Cookies®, crushed - 25

2. Butter, melted - 3 tablespoons

3. Cream cheese, softened - 3 (8 ounce) packages

4. White sugar - ¾ cup

5. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

6. Eggs - 3

7. Thin Mints Girl Scout Cookies®, crushed - 10

8. Peppermint extract, or to taste - 1 drop

How to cook deliciously - Girl Scout Thin Mints Cheesecake

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Wrap the bottom of a springform pan with aluminum foil.

2. Stage

Mix 25 crushed cookies with butter in a large bowl. Press into the bottom of a springform pan to form crust.

3. Stage

Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well between each addition. Fold in 10 crushed cookies and peppermint extract.

4. Stage

Spread cream cheese mixture over crust. Set springform pan in a deep baking dish. Pour enough water into the baking dish to come halfway up the sides of the pan.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until center of the cheesecake is set, 45 to 60 minutes. Turn off oven and open door slightly, leaving cheesecake inside to cool, about 1 hour. Refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.