Description
This festive sugar cookie cheesecake has a buttery sugar cookie crust, creamy cheesecake filling with cookie dough balls, and a glossy white chocolate ganache topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 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 cane sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 egg yolk, room temperature
- 1/3 cup Christmas sprinkles
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup cane sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 5 TBSP milk
- 1/3 cup Christmas sprinkles
- 32 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 2/3 cup cane sugar
- 3/4 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt, room temperature
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 2/3 cookie dough balls
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare 9-inch springform pan with parchment and nonstick spray.
- Mix flour, baking soda, and salt for crust.
- Beat butter and sugar for 2 minutes, then add vanilla, egg, and egg yolk.
- Mix in dry ingredients and sprinkles. Press dough into pan and bake 25–30 minutes.
- For cookie dough balls, mix flour and salt. Beat butter, sugar, vanilla, and milk. Add dry mix and sprinkles. Roll into small balls and freeze.
- Preheat oven to 325°F for cheesecake. Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
- Add sour cream, heavy cream, and vanilla; mix until creamy.
- Add eggs and fold in cookie dough balls.
- Pour batter over crust. Bake in water bath for 80–90 minutes until edges set.
- Cool 30 minutes with oven door cracked, then chill 6 hours or overnight.
- For ganache, heat cream and pour over white chocolate chips. Stir smooth.
- Top cheesecake with ganache, remaining cookie dough balls, and sprinkles.
Notes
- Bring all dairy ingredients to room temperature before baking.
- Chill overnight for the best texture and flavor.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 551
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 379mg
- Fat: 45g
- Saturated Fat: 27g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 131mg