Description
Indulgent chocolate chip cheesecake cookies bring creamy cheesecake and classic chocolate chip cookie flavors together. Silky cream cheese and rich chocolate chips create an irresistible dessert experience you will crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¾ cups (220 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cups (213 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 4 oz (113 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (50 g) brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Calibrate oven to 350F (175C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper, creating an optimal cooking environment for uniform cookie development.
- Craft Creamy Foundation: Whip butter, cream cheese, granulated and brown sugars until ethereally light, then integrate egg and vanilla extract, ensuring complete emulsification of ingredients.
- Construct Dry Blend: Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together, forming a cohesive dry mixture that will provide structural integrity to the cookies.
- Harmonize Dough: Delicately incorporate dry ingredients into wet mixture, minimizing stirring to preserve texture. Gently disperse chocolate chips throughout the dough, ensuring even distribution.
- Shape and Position: Mold dough into consistent rounds, placing them strategically on prepared sheets with adequate spacing to accommodate natural expansion during baking.
- Bake to Perfection: Slide cookies into preheated oven, monitoring for golden perimeters while maintaining soft, pillowy centers. Bake for 10-12 minutes, achieving an ideal balance of crisp exterior and tender interior.
- Cool and Set: Rest cookies on baking sheet for brief stabilization, then transfer to wire rack, allowing complete cooling and flavor development.
Notes
- Maintain Soft Texture: Let cookies cool completely on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to prevent breaking, which helps preserve their delicate, tender structure.
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir dry and wet ingredients minimally to avoid developing tough gluten, ensuring a soft, melt-in-your-mouth cookie consistency.
- Control Chocolate Distribution: Fold chocolate chips gently into the dough to create even chocolate pockets, preventing clumping and ensuring balanced flavor in every bite.
- Adjust for Dietary Needs: Swap regular flour with gluten-free blend, use dairy-free cream cheese alternative, and choose vegan chocolate chips to accommodate different dietary restrictions while maintaining the cookie’s rich, creamy essence.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 23
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg