Recipe(tried): Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake

Esther, I don't have the Cheesecake Factory recipe and haven't tasted theirs...yet, but this recipe is from Sunset magazine and is wonderful!
Hope you enjoy it.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH CHEESECAKE

1 1/2 cups finely crushed chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (about 30 cookies)(I used Chocolate Teddy Grahams)
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup (1/8 lb) melted butter or margarine
2 large packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese or neufchatel (light) cream cheese (not fat-free)
1 cup regular or light (reduced-fat sour cream
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
COOKIE DOUGH(recipe follows)
TOPPING (recipe follows)

Mix crumbs, 2 Tablespoons sugar and butter; press firmly over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 9-inch cheesecake pan with removable rim. (springform pan) Bake in a 350 oven until slightly darker in color, about 8 minutes.
In a food processor or with a mixer, whirl or beat remaining sugar with cheese. Add sour cream, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Pour into crust. Drop cookie dough in 2-tablespoon portions evenly over cake;push dough beneath surface. Bake in 350 oven until cake jiggles only slightly in center when gently shaken, about 40 minutes. Spread topping over hot cake. Let cake cool, then chill until cold, at least 4 hours;serve or wrap airtight up to 2 days. Serves 12-16

COOKIE DOUGH
1/4 cup (1/8 lb.) butter or margarine
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
In a bowl, beat butter and sugars together. Stir in water and vanilla. Beat in flour then stir in chocolate chips.

TOPPING
1 cup regular or light(reduced fat) sour cream
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla together