Description
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookies are the soft, gooey dessert you bake when you want an easy recipe that feels bakery-level at home. These stuffed cookies combine classic chocolate chip cookie dough with a creamy cheesecake center, making them perfect for dessert ideas, party food ideas, holiday baking, sweet snack cravings, and make-ahead treats.
Ingredients
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract for filling
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract for dough
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
1. Beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth.
2. Scoop teaspoon-sized portions of the filling onto a parchment-lined tray and freeze for 30 minutes.
3. In a large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until creamy.
4. Add the egg, egg yolk, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, then mix until smooth.
5. Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
6. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined.
7. Fold in the chocolate chips, saving a few for topping.
8. Flatten a scoop of cookie dough, place one frozen cheesecake filling portion in the center, and seal with more dough.
9. Chill the stuffed cookie dough balls for 20 minutes.
10. Bake at 350°F for 11 to 13 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden and the centers look soft.
11. Cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Use full-fat block cream cheese for the thickest cheesecake filling.
Do not skip chilling the filling or stuffed dough balls, because chilling helps prevent leaking.
Remove the cookies when the centers still look slightly soft so they stay tender after cooling.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 155mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookies, cheesecake stuffed cookies, chocolate chip cookies, easy dessert recipe, holiday baking, party dessert, sweet snack ideas