New York Cheesecake Cookies
Kicking off the New Year right with January’s Cookie of the Month: Cheesecake Cookies! A soft graham cracker cookie base topped with decadent cheesecake frosting & any topping you can manifest.
Servings: 12 cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup salted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tbsp vanilla
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 sleeve* graham crackers, crushed to a powder (A sleeve contains 9 full crackers or 36 pieces when broken).
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Cheesecake Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 4 tbsp butter, room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp heavy cream, as needed
- toppings of your choice
Instructions
- Begin by preheating the oven to 350°F.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or with an electric hand mixer, combine the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Cream together, mixing for 2 minutes.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl and mix in the eggs and vanilla.
- Once mixed well, add the flour, crushed graham crackers, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix until a soft dough forms.
- Use a #24 cookie scoop to portion out the dough into 3 tbsp balls. Arrange on a parchment or silicone lined cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350°F for 11-13 minutes or until the cookies spread and just begin turning golden brown on the edges.
- While the cookies cool, make the cheesecake frosting.
- Combine the cream cheese and the butter until smooth using either a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer.
- Add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, allowing the mixture to completely combine before adding an additional cup. Repeat until all of the powdered sugar has been added.
- Add the vanilla into the frosting and incorporate. Adjust the thickness of the frosting by adding in a small amount of heavy cream at a time as needed.
- Spread 1 1/2 tbsp of frosting onto each cookie and top with your desired toppings.
- Store in the fridge until ready to serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 467kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 325mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 58g | Vitamin A: 511IU | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg
