Monday, October 19, 2015

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake

This recipe combines my two favorite desserts: cheesecake and chocolate chip cookies. 

 
I know, right?!  If you are not a fan of either, there's something wrong with you and you can just stop reading now.  For the rest of us, here's the recipe...
 
For the chocolate chip cookie crust:
 
1/2 cup butter (or butter-flavored shortening)
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 cups flour
2 cups chocolate chips
 
Cream together sugars and shortening. 
Add eggs, one at a time.
Add vanilla.
In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients (flour, salt and baking soda).  Slowly add to wet ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined.
Add chocolate chips. 
 
For the cheesecake:
 
2 pkgs cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
 
Cream together cream cheese and sugar
Add egg and vanilla.  Beat until mixed. 
 
Assembly:
 
Take about 2/3 of the cookie dough and press it into the bottom of a greased, 9x13 pan. 
Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the cookie dough crust
Crumble remaining cookie dough over the cream cheese mixture.
Bake in a 350 degree, preheated oven for 30 minutes.