Vanilla Bean Cheesecake

Name: Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 package vanilla sandwich cookies (I used Oreo Golden cookies (the package was about 14 ounces)); 1 vanilla bean (split lengthwise and seeds scraped); 1/4 cup butter (melted); 2 pounds cream cheese (softened); 1 1/2 cups white sugar (I used 1 cup vanillan sugar and 1/2 cup regula); 5 eggs; 3-5 vanilla beans (split lengthwise and seeds scraped (I used 3 since I had vanilla sugar, use up to 5 if you just have regular sugar)); 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract; 3/4 cup sour cream; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 2 cups powdered sugar; 3 tbsp milk; 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract; Gel food coloring (use whatever colors you want!)

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Ingredients

1 package vanilla sandwich cookies (I used Oreo Golden cookies (the package was about 14 ounces))
1 vanilla bean (split lengthwise and seeds scraped)
1/4 cup butter (melted)
2 pounds cream cheese (softened)
1 1/2 cups white sugar (I used 1 cup vanillan sugar and 1/2 cup regula)
5 eggs
3-5 vanilla beans (split lengthwise and seeds scraped (I used 3 since I had vanilla sugar, use up to 5 if you just have regular sugar))
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Gel food coloring (use whatever colors you want!)