White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cheesecake

Ingredients

• crust:
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• filling:
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 12 ounces white chocolate, melted, slightly cooled
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) jar macadamia nuts, chopped
• garnish:
• milk chocolate candy bar (optional)
• powdered sugar (optional)