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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Chill Time 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

For the Crust:

  • 1¾ cups graham cracker crumbs
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, melted

For the Cookie Dough:

  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour heat-treated
  • ½ cup mini chocolate chips

For the Cheesecake:

  • 3 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Make the crust: Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C). Combine graham crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Press into bottom of springform pan. Bake 8–10 minutes. Cool slightly.
  • Prep cookie dough: Cream butter and sugars. Mix in milk and vanilla. Add flour and stir until smooth. Fold in mini chips. Roll into small balls (½–1 tsp) and chill while prepping cheesecake.
  • Make cheesecake batter: Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time. Stir in sour cream and vanilla until creamy.
  • Assemble: Pour half the batter into crust. Drop in chilled cookie dough balls. Add remaining batter and more dough balls on top, lightly pressing them down.
  • Bake: Wrap pan in foil and place in water bath. Bake 55–65 minutes or until center is just set. Cool in oven with door ajar for 1 hour, then chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
  • Serve: Slice, swoon, repeat.

Notes

  • Heat-treat flour in microwave for 1 minute or bake at 350°F for 5 minutes.
  • Swap mini chips for chopped dark chocolate or peanut butter chips for a twist.