It was inevitable right? Back to work means less cooking and sometimes forgetting that I have a blog. That being said, it was a phenomenal first week of touring the company's properties on and off The Strip, being treated to lunches at some pretty fab restaurants on the properties and of course, beginning the training. I'm pretty excited to be exposed to the most mature PMO I've ever seen....process and project lifecycle methodologies defined and practiced= wooohoooo!
Brooklyn is thrilled with her doggie day camp and comes home more exhausted than me...so it's been cereal, cereal and more cereal for dinner. Needless to say, I was thrilled to get back into the kitchen this weekend. Since sis was cooking Easter dinner, I covered dessert. This particular recipe embraces two dessert favorites: cheesecake and chocolate chip cookie dough. Cookie dough is dessert right?
Nope. I did not make homemade cookie dough. Why would I when storebought cookie dough is so convenient and tasty?
Nope, I did not make my own shortbread. Why would I when Walkers is so fabulous?
Love the way the chunks of cookie dough stay soft in the middle. If you don't fully cover the dough with cheesecake batter, the pieces sticking out bake into a crunchy cookie...also quite tasty....definitely one of my favorite cheesecake recipes!
Happy Easter--hope yours were especially blessed!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Cups
Ingredients
1 package shortbread
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter melted
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese at room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 & 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 package refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
mini chocolate chips
24 muffin papers
Directions:
Line muffin pans with papers
In a small food processor, pulse enough Shortbread to make 1/2 cup of crumbs. Add butter and pulse until crumbs are moistened
Press crumbs into the bottom of muffin papers
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar until smooth.
Add eggs and beat until combined.
Add sour cream and vanilla, beat until well blended.
Spoon batter into muffin tins, filling to almost halfway
Cut up cookie dough into small pieces and sprinkle into each muffin cup
Fill cups with remaining batter and completely covering dough
Sprinkle tops with mini chocolate chips
Bake at 350F for 9 minutes and reduce heat to 325 and bake additional 9 minutes until just set
Turn off heat, crack door open and allow cheesecakes to cool in oven for 1 hour
Remove from oven and refrigerate overnight
Top with sour cream mixture (1/2 cup sour cream, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla) if desired
29 comments:
Drool, drool... Those look so good.
Glad to hear that you are settling into the new job and all is going well. Exciting!
oh yum....glad the new job is going well
OMG my favorite food groups, cheesecake and cookie dough combined! Looks so delicious.
Also really love the angles in the first photograph. I don't turn my camera on an angle enough I think.
Congrats on your first week of work!
Looks delicious, and quick, too! I might have to try this one, given the vast amounts of cookie dough we have from the latest fundraiser.
Yummy yummy yummy. What a fantastic cheesecake. Definitely giving this one a try. My hubby will love me for it.
Glad the job is going well! I do admire you career girls. You can bring home the bacon and fry it up in a william sonoma edition all clad pan. :)
I could eat this for breakfast, lunch and dinner which is why I'll save the recipe for a special occasion. Yum!
,,,if dairy agreed with me i would make these in a heart beat!,,,hope your easter was an alleluia day!,,,
Well
User issues. :). Was trying to say what a delish looking Easter treat this is. Great combo!
Hope your Easter was fabulous and blessed as well!
glad to hear you and Brooklyn are adapting well to your new work / day care environments! These look really delicious!
I hope you had a blessed Easter as well. Chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake would be my son's ultimate dessert. He needs a little pick-me-up (got braces this morning). Thanks for this recipe. I think I'll make these for him soon. Well...as soon as his mouth stops aching.
I think my heart just stopped! This may be the most perfect dessert of all time! wow!!!!
Going on the to try list for sure. Looks unbelievable!
glad the worky worky is going well. New jobs are so nerve wracking at times. Or so I think I remember, but can't really say since I've been home with the kiddos for so long!
Delicious!!
These are just waiting to attach themselves to my hips...and I will allow them to gladly. Delish. My daughter will love making these this weekend!
so dangerous! If I make it into a big cheesecake can I eat that whole thing in one sitting? :)
I was wondering do you have a newsletter? That could come to my email to give me updates on your blog?
OMG - I have died and gone to heaven!! I am going to HAVE to try this in a push up!!! www.pushupcupcakes.com
Brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing :-) Spot on with my kid who loves Shortbread!
I'm still devouring these 3 days later. Thanks for the yummy dessert!
Can hardly wait to try these...they look delicious! thanks for sharing!
To die for. And it will probably kill me as well, but we are definitely going to be eating these in my house soon!
Cant wait to try these!
These are absolutely amazing! I made them last week for mothers day and I ate a good portion of them by myself. alone. when no one was looking. haha SO good! I posted them on my recipe blog (linked back to you of course) at BetterThanBurgers.net
Thanks for a fabulous recipe!
Oh yay--thanks for the feedback. Glad they worked out for you!
Seriously, stop taunting me with all this yumminess!
I made these over the weekend and the family raved over them. My mother in law now thinks I'ma fancy baker like her. ;) thank you!
OMG!! Can't wait to try this!
Oh wow! Wow. Wow. Wow!!!
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