Spirited Cooking: Orangecello Chocolate Cheesecake Squares

Ingredients

• For the crust:
• 1 ¹/₃ cup crushed chocolate graham crackers or wafer cookies
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
• For the filling:
• 12 ounces whole-milk ricotta cheese, room temperature
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• + 9 more ingredients
• • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup orangecello
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
  • 4 large eggs, at room tempereature
  • For the glaze:
  • 4 ½ ounces good quality dark chocolate, chopped
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon orangecello

1 Heat oven to 350°. Line 8”x8” pan with foil and coat with cooking spray or butter. Combine chocolate crumbs, orange zest, and butter in a small bowl until mixture comes together easily when pressed in your palm. Press into the bottom of prepared pan. Bake crust for 15 minutes. Let cool. 2 Beat...

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