Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Butter Cheesecake

== Ingredients ==
* 3 	pckg 	(8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
* 3/4 	cup 	Sugar
* 1 2/3 	cups 	(10-oz pkg) REESE'S peanut butter chips
* 1/4 	cup 	milk
* 4 		eggs
* 1 	tsp 	vanilla extract
* Graham Cracker Crust (recipe follows)
* Chocolate Drizzle (recipe follows)
== Directions ==
# Heat oven to 450 °F.
# Beat cream cheese and Sugar in large bowl on medium speed of mixer until smooth.
# Place peanut butter chips and milk in small microwave-safe bowl.
# Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 minute; stir.
# If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips
# are melted when stirred.
# Add Peanut butter chips mixture to cream cheese mixture, beating just until blended.
# Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
# Stir in vanilla.
# Pour mixture over prepared GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST.
# Bake 10 minutes.
# Reduce oven temperature to 250 °F.; continue baking 40 minutes.
# Remove from oven to wire rack.
# With knife, loosen cake from side of pan.
# Cool completely; remove side of pan.
# Prepare chocolate DRIZZLE; drizzle over cheesecake.
# Refrigerate before serving.
# Cover; refrigerate leftover cheesecake.
=== Graham Cracker Crust ===
# Heat oven to 325 °F.
# Stir together 1 cup graham cracker crumbs, 3 tablespoons Sugar and 3 tablespoons melted butter or margarine in a small bowl.
# Press mixture onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
# Bake 10 minutes.
# Remove from oven.
=== Chocolate Drizzle ===
# Place 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S semi-sweet chocolate Chips and 1 tablespoon shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small microwave-safe bowl.
# Microwave at HIGH (100%) 30 seconds; stir.
# If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 20 seconds or until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.
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