Costco-Style Cheesecake

Name: Costco-Style Cheesecake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (1/2 stick, or 4 Tbl.); 6 eggs, separated; 24 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature; 1 cup sugar; 1 pint sour cream; 1/4 cup flour; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon lemon extract

Submitted by Karen Anne Newton RN

"If you've ever had a cheesecake from Costco, you know they are unlike any other !"

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Ready In:: 2hrs 15mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 10-12

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₄ cup unsalted butter, melted (1/2 stick, or 4 Tbl.)
6 eggs, separated
24 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 pint sour cream
¹⁄₄ cup flour
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon extract

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix graham cracker crumbs, 2 Tbl. sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter.
Line an 8" or 8 1/2" springform pan with crumb mixture on bottom and insides of pan.
Refrigerate until ready to fill.
Whip egg whites until stiff and dry.
Beat cream cheese with beaters until soft.
Add 1 cup sugar, and blend.
Beat in egg yolks, one at a time.
Blend in sour cream, flour, vanilla,and lemon extract.
Fold in whipped egg whites, and then pour into prepared pan.
Place cheesecake in oven in a shallow pan of hot water, and bake for one hour and 20 minutes.
Turn off oven, leaving the cake inside.
Allow it to cool off in the oven for 1-2 hours.
Remove from oven, and let stand.
When at room temperature, refrigerate overnight.
Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.

Questions & Replies

Costco cheesecake is the best and I was so excited to find your recipe! However, one of the things I love most about Costco cheesecake is the thin layer of sour cream type topping on I didn't see that in your recipe. Am I just not seeing it, or do you not add it? TIA :)

Brienna B.
I love Costco cheesecake - I would even say it's the best cheesecake - and I was so excited to find this recipe. However, one of the things I love about Costco cheesecake is the thin sour cream type layer on top which I don't see in your recipe. Am I just not seeing it, or does yours not have it? TIA :)

Brienna B.
Hey there! My husband wants Oreo cheesecake for his birthday but I want to follow this recipe, would everything set up right if I added Oreo crumbs and used an Oreo crust?

Cheyenne S.