Chocolate Bliss Cheesecake

I made this for my Little Theater Class. It was a big hit.

18 Oreo cookies, finely crushed
2 Tbsp butter or margarine, melted
3 pkg (8oz each) PHILDELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 pkg. (8 squares) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted, cooled
3 eggs

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Press combined crumbs and butter onto bottom of 9 inch springform pan.
Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended. Add chocolate, mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
Bake 55 min. to 1 hour or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.
Dust cheesecake with unsweetened cocoa powder or powdered sugar. Or garnish with fresh strawberried or raspberries just before serving.

Makes 12 servings