PHILADELPHIA 3-STEP Peppermint Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 1 cup starlight mints divided crushed finely
• 16 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened
• 2  eggs 
• 6 oz ready-to-use graham cracker crumb crust 
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 0.5 tsp vanilla 
• 1 cup cool whip whipped topping thawed

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• blender

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended.
3. Add eggs; mix just until blended. Stir in 1/2 cup crushed mints.
4. Pour into crust; sprinkle with 1/4 cup of the remaining crushed mints.
5. Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Top with COOL WHIP and remaining crushed mints just before serving.