Cookie Dough Cheesecake

This is a recipe I've been making for a few years, and it's always a hit. My family loves it, party guests love it, and I certainly love it, too! It makes lots of dishes but it is so worth it - creamy, flavorful, and absolutely delicious.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 517 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons white sugar
• ¾ cup sour cream
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• ½ lemon, juiced
• 6 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• ½ cup salted butter, melted
• ¾ cup mini chocolate chips
• 2 cups finely crushed graham cracker crumbs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.

Step 2

Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Step 3

Mix graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a bowl until well combined and slightly sticky. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking dish and firmly press into the bottom.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Step 5

Beat cream cheese and 1 cup white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium-low speed until creamy and smooth. Reduce mixer speed to low; add sour cream, lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat in 3 eggs, 1 at a time, blending well after each addition. Pour cream cheese mixture over crust.

Step 6

Bake in the oven until edges are set and middle is still slightly soft, 30 to 35 minutes.

Step 7

Mix 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a bowl. Beat 1/2 cup melted butter, brown sugar, 6 tablespoons white sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Beat 1 egg into creamed butter mixture until incorporated; gradually beat into flour mixture until cookie dough is creamy. Fold chocolate chips into cookie dough.

Step 8

Dot cookie dough onto cheesecake; return to the oven and bake until cookie dough is set, 5 to 10 minutes. Cool cheesecake to room temperature, about 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, 3 hours to overnight.