• Preheat the oven to 350F
• Place eggs in a bowl of warm water to bring to room temp, set aside for 5-7 mins

Prepare Golden Oreo Crust

• Crush golden Oreos and dried strawberries together in a food processor or high powered blender.
• Reserve 1 cup of this mix for the topping.
• With the remaining )reo strawberry mix add 4 tablespoons melted butter, 2 tablespoon tablespoons and mix until well coated.
• Note: it should not look oily or wet-it just needs to be lightly coated
• Pour into the base of a 9 inch spring form pan and press down in an even layer
• Bake for 10 mins at 350 °f.  Remove from oven and turn the heat down to 325.

Cheesecake Batter

• In a mixing bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, beat the four blocks of cream cheese until smooth on low speed. add in the sugar and continue until well incorporated.
• Add in the eggs, one at a time, scraping the bowl between.
• Add in the vanilla, sour cream and flour.
• Mix until well combined.
• Pour the batter into the spring form pan.
• Place the pan inside of a larger pan and fill with enough water to come up at least 1 inch on the side of the springform.
• Bake at 325 for 75 mins.
• Remove from the oven and water bath and let cool to room temperature for at least one hour.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight or for 5-6 hours to set before frosting.

Strawberry Crunch Topping

• After it has been set remove it from the springform.  Pour the strawberry syrup over top of your cheesecake.
• Follow up with the remaining crunch on tope of the cake. You will want to cover the entire cake.
• Add buttercream or cool whip dollops and fresh strawberries, serve and enjoy.