Nutella Cheesecake & Oreo Brownies

Ingredients:

1 1/4 C butter, melted & cooled
2 C flour
1/2 C unsweetened cocoa
10 Oreo cookies, crushed
1 C sugar
8 eggs, divided
1 13oz. jar Nutella, divided
2 8 oz. pkgs. cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 C sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Line a 13 x 9 pan with aluminum foil large enough to hang over the sides and spray with nonstick baking spray. Set aside.

Melt the butter and set aside to cool.  In a medium bowl add flour, cocoa & crushed Oreos. Set aside.  In a large bowl of an electric mixer beat sugar, eggs, butter & 1/2 C Nutella on low until well blended.  Add the dry ingredients. Spread evenly in prepared pan.

In a separate bowl beat cream cheese, 1/2 C sugar, 4 eggs & remaining Nutella until smooth. Pour over brownie batter and smooth carefully.

Bake 40-50 minutes or until cream cheese layer is set & firm to the touch.

Cool completely and remove from pan using foil overhang as handles.  Cut into squares.