PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Mix crumbs and butter and put crumb mixture onto bottom of greased 9 inch spring form pan. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees, and cool crust on a wire rack.
• In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and peanut butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition.
• Add sour cream and vanilla. Add the mini chocolate chips.
• Pour cheesecake mixture into prepared cookie crust.
• Put cheesecake in 350 degree oven on middle oven rack.
• Position a baking pan filled halfway with hot water on lower rack.
• Bake 15 minutes., then lower oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake 70 minutes.
• Turn oven off. Let cake stand in oven, with door ajar, 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack.
• In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, melted chocolate chips, and powdered sugar for topping.
• Spread chocolate topping over cooled cheesecake.
• Let chocolate topping cool and set. Cool cheesecake completely on a wire rack.
• Refrigerate .12-24 hours.