Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake with Chocolate Cookie Crust

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup

Peanuts, roasted salted

Eggs, large

1 cup

Peanut butter, creamy

Peanut butter cups

Peanut butter cups (7.5 ounces), regular-sized

2 tbsp

Brown sugar

1 tbsp

Cornstarch

1 cup

Granulated sugar

1/4 cup

Powdered sugar

1/2 cup

Semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips

1 1/2 tsp

Vanilla, pure

Oreo cookies (about 9 ounces)

packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese

6 tbsp

Butter

1 1/4 cups

Heavy cream

1/2 cup

Sour cream

Hot fudge sauce or extra ganache for drizzling