I’m not a huge fan of Oreos or, really, any kind of store-bought cookie. I have spoiled myself with the homemade variety. That being said, I am not the least bit hesitant to use store-bought cookies as an ingredient, like with these cheesecakes.
The crust of these little treats is actually a whole Oreo, not crumbs. Leaving the cookie intact makes for a thick crust that gets nice and soft after they’ve baked and chilled. Topping off those Oreos is one of my favorite things – cheesecake. Of course, it wouldn’t meet the legal definition of a cookies and cream cheesecake without even more Oreos mixed into the cheesecake. I especially like the addition of sour cream to the cheesecake filling. It offsets all that sweet with just a little bit of tartness.
Quinn proclaimed these as one of the best things I’ve ever made. I have to say that even not being an Oreo fan, I might have to agree with him.
These cheesecakes are great for a crowd. I like to make individual treats for larger groups because they are so much easier to transport and serve. I made them for a baby shower and can imagine they’d be great for all of your backyard gatherings this summer.
Recipe from the new and beautiful cookbook Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone’s Favorite Treat.
Ingredients
- 42 Oreos, 30 left whole and 12 coarsely chopped
- 2 pounds (32 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup sour cream
- pinch of salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 275°. Line standard muffin pans with liners. Place 1 whole cookie in the bottom of each liner.
Beat cream cheese at medium speed using an electric mixer. Gradually sugar, beating until combined. Beat in vanilla.
Drizzle in eggs, a bit at a time. Beat in sour cream and salt. Stir in chopped cookies.
Divide batter among pans. Bake for about 22 minutes or until filling is set.
Cool completely on wire racks. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Remove from pans just before serving.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart's Cupcakes.
June 25th, 2009 at 10:58 am
These look divine! I love the idea of using the whole cookie in the crust. But how do you get them to stick together? Do they melt during baking?
June 25th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
I do sort of have a thing for Oreos. True, the store bought pastry is generally to be skipped, but I don’t know, Oreos do something for me. So does cheesecake. Guess that means I’ll have to make this…
June 25th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
I think I saw those in the Martha Cupcakes book… Is that where they’re from? They look sooo good.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
oops, i just saw your recipe which answers my question.
Another Q: WHat do you think of the book? Would you recommend Cupcakes the book?
June 25th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Wow. Yes please!
I LOVE the idea of using the whole cookie as a crust. I’m getting all kinds of ideas that include the golden oreo cookies (I dont enjoy oreo cookies out of the bag, but the golden oreos? oh jeez. I can’t be trusted them) as a cookie crust and doing other things with the filling.
Yum.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
WOW! That’s a great idea for cheesecake! I have tried oreos and other cookies at the bottom of cupcakes, but that’s a great idea!!
June 25th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Your Aunt Fay would be so proud of you. She loved her som OREOS. Looks delish…I’ll give it a try thinking of you and her.
June 25th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Well we love Oreos, so this is perfect. What a great bite!
June 25th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I love Oreo’s. This is awesome. I can’t wait to try it. Thanks
June 25th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
OMG that looks amazing…i’m drooling
I am totally going to try this!!
June 25th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Tianne, you’re exactly right that these (incredibly awesome, cool, creamy, cookie-y, did I already say awesome?) lovely cheesecakes are from Martha’s new cookbook. I just added the link to the bottom of the post since Jennifer has her nose pressed against her paying grindstone right now.
June 25th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
So wrong, yet so right!
June 25th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Oh, my love for this one knows no bounds. Oreo Cheesecake is among the first things I remember baking myself–we have an oldish family recipe that called it a “Teenager’s Dream Cake”. It’s a classic in our family–and I love the idea of using whole Oreos for the crust! Makes it that much easier.
June 25th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I love oreos and I LOVE cheesecake.. Yummmmm
June 25th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Have I told you how very glad I am you are here regularly again?
Anyway, sure, if it keeps you baking and taking pictures, I will makes cheesecake with cookies twice tomorrow!
Be well,
The Hostess
June 25th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Total and utter deliciousness! I may make this for my birthday cake this weekend!
June 25th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
The cookie as crust thing is adorable – though one of the best things about making a cookie crust is the enjoyment of smashing them!
June 26th, 2009 at 3:55 am
i bet putting these in mini muffin tins with mini oreos would be really cute.
have you ever tried to make the homemade oreos? there are a bunch of recipes floating around and they’re pretty good. you should definitely try the oreo truffles next though (oreo/cream cheese dipped in chocolate bark)
June 26th, 2009 at 6:58 am
Yum!!! I LOVE Oreo cheesecake! This looks like a great way to cheat making a crust too!!! Yum!
June 26th, 2009 at 11:55 am
I love how you made this into minis, with one oreo as the base! I love Oreos, I love cheesecake, so this one is perfecttt for me!
June 26th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
My husband is already putting in a request for this one.
June 27th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
I have this Martha Stewart book…how come I didn’t notice this recipe?!!! This looks sooooo delicious and it looks fairly easy to make. My boys love Oreos and they love cheesecake so this recipe looks perfect. And the idea of making them into individual desserts is a wonderful idea.
Great job with the photos too. I strive to do so well in food photography.
Heidi
June 28th, 2009 at 8:22 am
I love the idea of using the whole cookie. Like you I am not a fan of oreos, but don’t see why I couldn’t use Hydrox cookies instead.
June 28th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Ooo wow does this ever look good!
June 28th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
You’re absolutely right! I made these one time and it was a definite crowd pleaser. I didn’t expect them to taste so well balanced but they were. I would love to direct Foodista readers to your blog. If that’s ok with you, please add your choice of widget to this post and you’re all set!
June 28th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
What a cute idea for a cheesecake!
June 28th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
What a great idea! An inspired combination really…chocolate, creme filling and cheesecake. Thanks for sharing!
June 28th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
What a great combination for oreo lovers and cheesecake lovers everywhere. These look absolutely luscious!
June 28th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
If my husband wasn’t already married to me he’d totally propose if I served him this. Awesome.
June 28th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
I made these late last night and couldn’t wait to have a decent breakfast this morning before trying one. They are oh-so-yummy! This recipe’s a keeper for sure!
June 29th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Oh, well, good God, I wish I’d had a bit of a “may expand love handles just by looking” warning before checking in on your blog. Great recipe and photo, too!
June 29th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I love an Oreo!! You know Jim may catch wind of this recipe and request it for his birthday this year. It looks great, and I know it was a hit at the shower!
June 29th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
These look tasty! I love the time saved by not crushing the cookies. I always have such a mess on the floor no matter what means I use to crush them. I may try this recipe, but usually my individual cheesecakes wind up looking bad, as they seem to tighten and suck in the paper liners as they cool.
June 29th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Holy moly… this looks so delicious! I LOVE oreos! And this looks so easy to make!
June 29th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Susan, all that cream cheese filling just adheres to that Oreo and holds it all together.
Tianne, I do like this cookbook. There are many recipes that have been tagged for future baking. This is the first thing I made from it but I’ve already made something so amazingly delicious I can hardly believe it. I hope to post it soon!
June 29th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Oreo…cheesecake? Cannot go wrong! Looks delicious…yummie!
June 30th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Oh, yeah, I’m printing this one out. Thanks for sharing!
My family and I agree with you on the homemade cookies. The only reason I buy prepackaged cookies is to use them in desserts such as this one.
~ingrid
June 30th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Whoa. Oreos and cheesecake. What’s not to love?
July 1st, 2009 at 7:19 am
INSANELY amazing! I ran home and made these on Monday night and freaked out with deliciousness
Wonder if there’s a trick to get them NOT to sweat after being refridgerated…? I find a little moisture (browish from the cookie) on the top of a few…
July 1st, 2009 at 8:58 am
This an awesome looking cheesecake. And that photo of the oreo – wonderful!
July 2nd, 2009 at 11:10 am
Dang! That looks ridiculously delicious!
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Holy effing delicious. I can’t believe how densely, decadently, devilishly delicious this looks!
July 3rd, 2009 at 5:26 am
The first pic made me drool all over my keyboard. Whole oreo as base! I think I will leave out the sour cream, I like them sweet =]
Thanks for sharing!
July 4th, 2009 at 7:21 am
Wow! This looks delicious! I think is a good combination Oreo in a cheesecake.
July 6th, 2009 at 11:45 am
I made these for a 4th of July BBQ this weekend and they were a hit! Thanks for the recipe.
Except I made it as a large cheesecake with all the whole Oreos along the bottom of the pan. Same effect – DELICIOUS!
July 6th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Oh my, this looks so good….too good actually!
July 8th, 2009 at 10:41 am
YUM! I like the sound of this!! Thanks for the recipe! Great site!
July 9th, 2009 at 6:01 am
Was a big hit at the neighborhood burger and brat party!!! Easy and yummy- my kind of recipe!!! Thanks for the great pictures that force me to try these great recipes!!!
July 9th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
I found your food blog going through a few links. Glad I ran into it. Didn’t know that the food blog community was so big. I love your posts!
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July 10th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
I’m in the process of making these right now and the just the batter is going to KILL ME!! It is DELICIOUS!! But I have a question about baking time, I’ve been baking the first batch at 275 for about 45 mins. and I can’t get them to set has anyone else had this problem?
July 11th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Hey, what I would like to know is, do you have a recipe for those homemade oreo cookies of yours?
July 12th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Laura, I’ve actually never attempted homemade Oreos, although Deb’s look wonderful! Check them out.
July 12th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Maddi, I didn’t have a problem. Have you checked your oven temperature? I keep an oven thermometer inside my oven to keep a check on my oven’s accuracy.
July 12th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
I made these and they turned out AWESOME! They all were eaten the same day. Thanks so much for the recipe. I love your site, your pictures make my mouth water!
July 13th, 2009 at 7:45 am
You know, I’m also not an oreo fan, which gets weird looks from people, but i like the idea of baking with them.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
I made these for my family in MI and my sister made them in MA and we both loved them. So easy to whip up! I like the idea by Amy made earlier about trying the recipe with the vanilla oreos and maybe some sort of cherry or strawberry filling with the cheesecake part?
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:24 am
Oh my goodness- we’re making a list of recipes for our vacation in a couple weeks- I think that this one has made the “for sure” list. Looks amazing.
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:15 pm
First time here and it looks good enough to eat. Can’t wait to try that oreo cheesecake, although I think I’d better hit the gym first. Thanks for the great idea! Will be back for more.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:06 am
wow… I love Oreo cookies but THESE look amazing!
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July 28th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Delicious. I’ve always wanted to know how to make this. My kids love Oreos so this would be perfect for a tasty treat, if they are good.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Wow! This looks so decadent!!! Can’t wait to try it.
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:21 am
Oreo cookies made into a cookies and cream cheesecake, could never go wrong!
August 3rd, 2009 at 5:08 pm
This is quite delicious. I’ve made similar cheesecakes and it is something I’ll always love. Thanks for this recipe.
August 4th, 2009 at 7:29 am
Thanks for posting this! I haven’t gotten Martha’s cupcake book yet (I’m still working through cookies, lol) but this was the -perfect- idea for my bf’s mom’s birthday. I made them last night and they are cooling in the fridge as I type. I really hope she loves them.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Incredible! Have to try this recipe.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Today is the hottest day we’ve had all year and this looks cold and amazing!
August 23rd, 2009 at 6:08 pm
I made these last week for the birthday of a co-worker. They were a hit! Not only did I have to give out the recipe numerous times, but the birthday girl was hoarding at least 6 of them. The batter did make more than the quantity listed, so I just added more crushed Oreos to it, and kept on bakin!
September 1st, 2009 at 9:08 am
This looks great.
I would have trouble having just one… luckily they are small!!
September 15th, 2009 at 6:57 am
OMG! these looks awesome (: love how u use the whole oreo cookie as the base! YUMMOS!
September 18th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
OMG my mouth is watering looking at these! I like your blog, hope you will post more recipes!
September 28th, 2009 at 6:21 am
I do admit I like Oreo cookies and the thought of using them, as whole cookies as a base for this cheesecake is very interesting, to say the least! I was scanning through the recipe’s instruction and was surprised that it didn’t ask to bake this in a water bath. Last time I baked a cheesecake without a water bath, it came out all right but I didn’t like it very much.
Thanks for posting and for sharing!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Adelina, because these are mini-cheesecakes, a water bath really isn’t necessary. Actually, I rarely use a water bath for full-sized cheesecakes. It’s all about preference, I suppose.
September 30th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
these look amazing!
October 7th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Wow, I definitely do have a thing for Oreos and I cannot wait to make these!
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:32 pm
This is the most amazing site I’ve ever visited. I love it all, the introductions, the recipes, the photographs, everything! It is simply amazing, I am so greatful for finding it on the web, I asure you it will be my homepage. Baking is my passion and this is an extraordinary discovery for me. Thank you for this, and now I will shut up and appreciate it all.
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November 9th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
These look amazing and seem to be a really easy recipe to make. I can’t wait to give them a try. I don’t think my friends would mind if I showed up with a treat like this!
Debbie
November 19th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I made these mini cookies & cream cheesecakes for our office’s thanksgiving potluck lunch and they received one of my co-worker’s highest accolades…”stupid good”.
December 7th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
HELLO YUMM!!! Sounds sooo delicious!
Great site and photos! wow!
February 1st, 2010 at 7:51 pm
I will dream about these tonight.
February 19th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
My mother used to make these, starting back in the 1970s … except she used vanilla wafers in the bottom of the cup, no chocolate, and topped off the cheesecake portion with a spoonful of cherry pie filling. They too, were “stupid good.”
February 22nd, 2010 at 3:19 pm
AWESOME! Easy to make. Not to sweet because of the sour cream which I like. To make it extra fatty I added a chocolate ganche over the top! LOVE IT!
February 24th, 2010 at 11:27 am
This is sooo nice… I have a question though.
Did you use standard cupcake liners in a standard size 6 cupcake pan????
February 24th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
Yes, I used a standard cupcake pan with liners.
April 21st, 2010 at 2:09 pm
This looks delicious! My sister is coming home from college for the summer and I am planning on making them for her! I hope to go to culinary school next fall so need to practice my skills.
May 7th, 2010 at 8:24 am
I made these last night for a friends birthday. They are really easy. I actually used two kinds of Oreos-a limited edition Blizzard Oreo and original. The Blizzard Oreos have a sweeter cream which I liked more for this recipe. I also tried making mini cups. I liked the big cup version more because the oreo is whole. However I think it would be even better with mini oreos for a small cup-Bite sized!!
July 29th, 2010 at 5:09 am
I love cheesecake, these look soo good! I have included them in our summer cupcake feature! Feel free to check it out http://partycupcakeideas.com/50-super-ideas-for-a-summer-cupcake-part-2/
August 14th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
I was very disappointed with these. The pictures looked so good, and most of the comments were positive, I just wanted to say that I was not pleased. They were way too sour and not sweet enough.
August 20th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Can’t tell you how many times I’ve just clicked on this picture and drooled. This is mouthwatering and I can’t wait to make it. It also generates tons of other possibilities. Thanks for the great pics and the inspiration.
March 9th, 2011 at 5:10 am
I made these last night and I had to get up first thing this morning and wolf down one of the cupcakes after I refrigerated them overnight. Wow it was like eating a piece of heaven. I halved the recipe because frankly, I don’t need this many cupcakes around the house. I’m hoping I can keep out of them until I meet some friends for dinner on Friday. Two whole days of staying away from these cupcakes is going to take all of my willpower. Thank you for a great recipe, which by the way, is one of the easiest I’ve made lately.
March 28th, 2011 at 7:52 pm
Hi there! Can I please have the recipe for this?
March 29th, 2011 at 3:54 pm
Anna, the recipe link is right above the first picture. Enjoy!
May 18th, 2011 at 2:21 pm
I’m making this tomorrow for our family gathering at grandma’s. Can’t wait! I’ve been regularly baking your hummingbird recipe for my family & colleagues, it’s a tastebuds-meet-heaven reaction all the time! Thank you
July 13th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
Turned out great! If I wanted to bake this as one big cheesecake, what do you suggest the temperature of baking should be and for how long?
July 14th, 2012 at 8:46 am
Chandana, I’m not sure I can give you a definitive answer. I would likely try 325° for about an hour or until set.