8 1/2 oz. chocolate wafer cookies
6 tbsp. (3/4 stick) well chilled butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

CREAM CHEESE FILLING:

32 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
1 c. Clover honey
1/4 c. lemon juice
2 tsp. vanilla
6 eggs, room temperature

Crust: Butter 9 to 10 inch spring-form pan. Finely crush cookies. Cut in butter until mixture begins to gather together (use mixer or processor). Press crumbs into pan and up sides to 3/4 inch from top, there should be no cracks. Refrigerate crust for at least 30 minutes.

Filling: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Position rack in lower third of oven. Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually mix in honey, then lemon juice, and vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until just mixed in. Stir through filling and pour into crust. Bake about 50 minutes. May refrigerate 2 days to mellow flavors.