Death by chocolate …
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake
* Adapted from Jennifer at BakeorBreak.com
Ingredients:
Crust -
1 1/2 cups of grahm cracker crumbs
5 tablespoons of unsalted butter, melted
2/3 cup of miniature chocolate chips
Cookie dough -
5 tablespoons of unsalted butter at room temperature
1/3 cup of packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons of granulated sugar (I subbed Splenda)
1/8 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
3/4 cup of AP flour
1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
Filling -
10 ounces of cream cheese at room temperature
1/4 cup of granulated sugar (I used splenda)
1 large egg at room temperature
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Directions:
Crust -
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9×9 inch baking pan. Line with parchment paper, leaving enough to extend over the sides. Grease the parchment paper.
2. Combine crumbs and butter until crumbs are moistened. Stir in the chocolate chips.
3. Press the crust mixture into the bottom of the pan and 1 inch up the sides. Bake for 6 minutes then set the pan on a wire rack to cool.
Cookie Dough -
1. Using an electric mixer, mix butter, sugar, brown sugar, salt and vanilla at medium speed, until smooth. Decrease mixer speed to low, as not to paint your kitchen walls white, and add the flour. Mix just until incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips and set aside.
Filling -
1. Using an electric mixer beat cream cheese and sugar just until smooth. Add egg and vanilla extract just until blended.
2. Pour the batter into the baked crust. Drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls over the top of the filling. Bake for about 30 minutes or until set. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
For chocolate topping, melt 1/3 of a cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips in a double boiler or microwave. Add about 1/2 tablespoon of butter if necessary to make topping smooth. Drizzle over top of the bars. (* I used turtle chocolate from the grocery store which hardens on its own) Cool bars in pan completely, about 1 hour.
Using the edges of the parchment paper remove the bars from the pan. Cut into bars and serve.
** I will not be providing nutritional information as not to frighten you in to not making this delicious dessert!
