Peanut Butter Cookie Cheesecake Bars

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Chop 16 of the cookies; set aside. Place remaining 16 cookies in food processor container; cover. Process 30 to 45 sec. or until finely ground. Add butter; mix well. Press firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan.

BEAT cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Gently stir in 1-1/2 cups of the chopped cookies; pour over crust. Sprinkle with remaining chopped cookies.

BAKE 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Cut into 32 bars. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.