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Sugar Cookie Cheesecake Recipe

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A festive and indulgent Sugar Cookie Cheesecake combining a buttery sugar cookie crust with creamy cheesecake studded with sprinkles and cookie dough balls, topped with a luscious white chocolate ganache and more sprinkles for a perfect holiday dessert.

Ingredients

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Sugar Cookie Crust

  • 1 3/4 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup Unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup White granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
  • 1 Large egg, room temperature
  • 1 Egg yolk, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup Christmas sprinkles, jimmies

Cookie Dough Balls

  • 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 cup Unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup White granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
  • 3 TBSP Milk
  • 1/2 cup Christmas sprinkles, jimmies

Cheesecake

  • 24 oz Cream cheese, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup White granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup Sour cream, room temperature or Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup Heavy cream, room temperature
  • 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
  • 4 Large eggs, room temperature
  • 3/4 Cookie dough balls (prepared above)

White Chocolate Ganache

  • 1 cup White chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup Heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Prepare Sugar Cookie Crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with baking spray, line the bottom with parchment paper, and spray again. Bake 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour on a cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then cool. In a medium bowl, mix 1 3/4 cups flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat butter and sugar at high speed for 2 minutes. Add vanilla, egg, and egg yolk, mixing until combined. Slowly add dry ingredients, then mix in Christmas sprinkles. Press dough into the springform pan bottom and bake 25-30 minutes until golden.
  2. Make Cookie Dough Balls: While crust bakes, mix 1 1/2 cups flour and salt. Beat butter and sugar at high speed for 2 minutes, add vanilla and milk, mix until smooth. Incorporate dry ingredients and sprinkles. Roll dough into small balls (dime to nickel size), place on wax-paper lined baking sheet with sides, and freeze until firm.
  3. Prepare Cheesecake Batter: Preheat oven to 325°F. Beat cream cheese and sugar on high for 2 minutes, scraping bowl halfway. Add sour cream, heavy cream, and vanilla; mix until smooth. Add eggs, mixing on low until just combined. Fold in 3/4 of the frozen cookie dough balls with a spatula.
  4. Assemble and Bake Cheesecake: Pour batter over baked crust. Prepare a water bath using either a 10-inch cake pan inside a roasting pan filled halfway with hot water or by wrapping the springform pan tightly in foil and placing in roasting pan with hot water halfway up the pan. Bake 80-90 minutes until edges are set and center slightly jiggles. Turn off oven, crack door open, and cool cheesecake for 30 minutes.
  5. Cool and Chill: Remove cheesecake from oven, place on cooling rack to cool completely. Wrap tightly in foil and chill in fridge for at least 6 hours or overnight.
  6. Make White Chocolate Ganache: Heat heavy cream until hot and steaming. Pour over white chocolate chips in a bowl, let sit 2 minutes, then stir until smooth. If needed, microwave in 20-second bursts to fully melt.
  7. Decorate: Remove cheesecake from springform pan and parchment paper. Pour ganache over cheesecake. Freeze for 10 minutes, then top with remaining cookie dough balls and Christmas sprinkles. Serve chilled or frozen.

Notes

  • Pull out dairy ingredients 2 hours before starting to bake to ensure proper consistency.
  • Baking the flour used for cookie dough balls ensures it is safe to eat raw within the cheesecake.
  • The water bath during baking prevents cracking and ensures even baking of the cheesecake.
  • Chilling the cheesecake overnight yields the best texture and flavor.
  • Use caution eating raw cookie dough balls added on top, they are heat-treated by flour baking but contain no egg.

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