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Sugar Cookie Cheesecake with White Chocolate Recipe

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  • Author: Julia
  • Prep Time: 1 hour
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 8 hours 20 minutes
  • Yield: 16 slices
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Indulge in the festive flavors of this Sugar Cookie Cheesecake featuring a buttery sugar cookie crust, creamy cheesecake flecked with colorful cookie dough balls, and a luscious white chocolate ganache topping. Perfect for holiday celebrations or any special occasion, this dessert combines the best of soft sugar cookies and rich cheesecake in one delightful treat.

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 portion)

White Chocolate Ganache

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

Instructions

  1. Prepare Sugar Cookie Crust: Preheat oven to 350℉. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick spray, line with parchment paper, and spray again. Bake 1 1/2 cups 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. In a mixer, beat butter and sugar on high for 2 minutes, then add vanilla, egg, and egg yolk mixing on medium until combined. Add dry ingredients and mix on low until just combined, then fold in sprinkles. Press dough evenly into the bottom of the pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden. Let cool.
  2. Make Cookie Dough Balls: Mix flour and salt in a bowl. Beat butter and sugar on high speed for 2 minutes in a mixer. Add vanilla and milk, mix until smooth. Add dry ingredients on low and fold in sprinkles. Roll dough into dime to nickel-sized balls on wax paper-lined cookie sheet. Freeze until firm.
  3. Prepare Cheesecake Batter: Preheat oven to 325℉. Set up hot water bath. Beat cream cheese and sugar on high for 2 minutes, scraping bowl halfway through. Add sour cream, heavy cream, and vanilla; mix on medium until smooth. Mix in eggs on low until just combined, then fold in 3/4 of the frozen cookie dough balls using a spatula.
  4. Assemble and Bake Cheesecake: Pour cheesecake batter over cooled sugar cookie crust in springform pan. Prepare water bath by either placing springform pan inside a 10-inch cake pan set in a roasting pan filled halfway with hot water, or wrap springform pan in foil and place directly in roasting pan filled halfway with hot water. Bake cheesecake for 80-90 minutes until edges are set and center slightly jiggles. Turn off oven, crack open door, and cool cheesecake inside for 30 minutes to prevent cracks. Remove from oven and cool completely on rack, then wrap in foil and chill in refrigerator at least 6 hours or overnight.
  5. Make White Chocolate Ganache: Place white chocolate chips in a bowl. Heat heavy cream over medium heat until hot and steaming. Pour cream over chocolate and wait 2 minutes, then stir gently until melted and smooth. If needed, microwave in 20-second intervals to fully melt chocolate.
  6. Finish Cheesecake: Remove cheesecake from fridge, take off sides of springform and parchment. Pour white chocolate ganache evenly over cheesecake. Freeze cheesecake for 10 minutes to set ganache. Top with remaining cookie dough balls and sprinkles before serving.

Notes

  • Pull out all dairy ingredients 2 hours before baking for best texture.
  • Freezing cookie dough balls before adding to cheesecake helps maintain shape during baking.
  • Use a water bath to prevent cracking on the cheesecake surface.
  • Cool cheesecake gradually in the oven with door cracked to avoid sudden temperature changes.
  • Chill cheesecake overnight to ensure it is fully set before serving.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 slice (1/16th of cheesecake)
  • Calories: 450
  • Sugar: 32g
  • Sodium: 220mg
  • Fat: 30g
  • Saturated Fat: 18g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 10g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 38g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 6g
  • Cholesterol: 110mg

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