Chocolate Chip Cookies with A Twist
Today we’re rolling two of my all-time favorite desserts into one. Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies, meet rich, smooth and creamy cheesecake. I originally shared this decadent recipe for cheesecake stuffed cookies over four years ago and thought it was about time for a refresh. While the recipe is largely the same (just a few minor tweaks to streamline the process), the photos are new and there’s a brand new video in the recipe card as well. I still love this recipe today just as much as I did four years ago and I’m pretty excited to be resurfacing it today. Make sure to let me know what you think in the comments!
What You Need for Cheesecake Stuffed Cookies
The ingredients needed here are all fairly typical for chocolate chip cookies, with the obvious exception of the cheesecake filling. I just want to touch on a few of them that you might have questions about:
Cream cheese. Only use brick-style, full-fat cream cheese. Do not use the spreadable kind that’s sold in tubs or low-fat cream cheese, as it’s too thin. Sugar. You need three different kinds of sugar for this recipe (we don’t mess around here at Sugar Spun Run). Powdered (“confectioner’s”) sugar for the filling and then a blend of granulated and brown sugar for the cookie dough.Cornstarch. I use this in many of my cookie recipes. Here it serves two important functions: 1) to keep the cookies nice and soft 2) to also keep them sturdy and from spreading too much in the oven and releasing that cheesecake goodness all over your baking sheet.Flour. I have only tested this recipe with all-purpose flour and that is what I recommend for these cheesecake stuffed cookies.
This is just an overview of a few of the ingredients I used and why. For the full recipe please scroll down to the bottom of the post!
How to Make Cheesecake Stuffed Cookies
Tip: If your cookie dough is too sticky to handle, pop it in the fridge for 15-30 minutes before attempting to roll and fill.
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Enjoy! Let’s bake together! Make sure to check out the how-to VIDEO in the recipe card! Recipe originally published 11/07/2016. Updated for clarity and to include new photos and a video.
