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Sugar Cookie Cheesecake

Sugar Cookie Cheesecake

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This Sugar Cookie Cheesecake is a festive dessert perfect for Christmas, featuring a sugar cookie crust, cheesecake with sugar cookie dough balls, white chocolate ganache, and holiday sprinkles.

  • Total Time: 8 hours 20 minutes
  • Yield: 16 slices

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

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

Cheesecake:

  • 24 oz cream cheese, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3/4 of the cookie dough balls

White Chocolate Ganache:

  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350℉. Prepare a 9-inch springform pan with spray and parchment.
  2. Bake flour for cookie dough balls 5 minutes; cool.
  3. Mix crust dry ingredients. Beat butter and sugar, add vanilla, egg, yolk, then dry ingredients and sprinkles. Press into pan. Bake 25-30 mins.
  4. For cookie dough balls: mix dry ingredients, beat butter/sugar/vanilla/milk, add dry ingredients and sprinkles. Roll into small balls, freeze.
  5. Cheesecake: Preheat oven 325℉. Mix cream cheese and sugar 2 minutes. Add sour cream, heavy cream, vanilla. Add eggs and fold in 3/4 cookie dough balls. Pour over crust. Prepare water bath and bake 80-90 minutes.
  6. Cool cheesecake 30 mins, then chill 6+ hours.
  7. Ganache: Heat cream, pour over white chocolate chips. Stir until smooth. Pour over cheesecake. Freeze 10 mins. Top with remaining cookie dough balls and sprinkles.

Notes

  • Pull out dairy ingredients 2 hours before baking.
  • Author: Emma
  • Prep Time: 1 hour
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American