Peanut butter-turtle torte

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18 chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed (these are not Oreos) 2 Tbsp. butter, melted 16 chocolate wafer cookies 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips 2 cups whipping cream, divided 2 Tbsp. butter 1 cup pecan halves, toasted 1/2 cup butterscotch-caramel topping 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese 1 cup creamy peanut butter 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar

1. Combine crushed chocolate cookies and melted butter. Press mixture on bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Stand 16 cookies around edge of pan, slightly overlapping and pressing into crumb mixture on bottom of pan. Bake chocolate cookies crust at 350 for 5 minutes; cool. Stir together chocolate chips, 1/2 cup whipping cream and 2 Tbsp. butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, and cook, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Remove 2 Tbsp. chocolate mixture, and place in a small zip-loc plastic bag. Pour remaining chocolate mixture evenly over cookie crust in pan. and chill 30 minutes or until chocolate layer is firm. Arrange pecans in an even layer on chocolate layer in pan. Spread butterscotch-caramel topping evenly over pecans, starting from center, leaving a 1-inch border around outer edge of crust. (Be sure to leave this border; if not, the caramel will ooze out of the torte.) Chill at least 5 minutes. Beat cream cheese, peanut butter, and powdered sugar at medium-high speed with an electric mixer until well blended. Increase speed to high, and gradually add remaining 1 1/2 cups cream, beating 1 1/2 minutes or until mixture is thick and creamy. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over butterscotch-caramel layer. Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of chocolate-filled zip-loc plastic bag, and drizzle chocolate over mixture in pan. Cover and chill at least 8 hours or overnight. Remove sides of pan just before serving; serve immediately.

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