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Recipe by Faigy Grossmann

Cheesecake Cookies

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Cheesecake Cookies
Dairy Dairy
Easy Easy
12 Servings
Allergens

Contains

- Gluten - Dairy - Egg - Wheat
1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Diets
- Vegetarian - Pescatarian

It’s Shavuos, season of cheese, cheese, and more cheese. And since I can’t resist any form of cheese, either sweet or savory, I figured I’d try to pack all my favorite flavors of a classic cheesecake slice into a bite-size portion.   Yields 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients

Cheesecake Cookies

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 4 ounces (110 grams) brick cream cheese, room temperature

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 2 teaspoons Gefen Vanilla

  • 1 and 3/4 cups Glicks Flour

  • 1/2 teaspoon Haddar Baking Powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

  • melted white chocolate, for garnish (optional)

Directions

Prepare the Cheesecake Cookies

1.

In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream butter and cream cheese. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and mix well. Scrape down sides and bottom of mixing bowl to make sure it’s well-combined.

2.

Add flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until just combined.

3.

Allow dough to chill for at least one hour.

4.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius). Line two cookie sheets with Gefen Parchment Paper.

5.

Place graham cracker crumbs into a small bowl.

6.

Roll chilled cookie dough into one-inch (two-and-a-half-centimeter) balls. Roll each ball in graham cracker crumbs to coat and then flatten slightly on the cookie sheet.

7.

Bake for 10 minutes.

8.

Once cookies have cooled, drizzle with melted white chocolate if desired.

Tips:


– The cookies will look pale when finished baking, but don’t overbake them; they melt in your mouth.

– This recipe can be doubled and different fillings can be added to each half. It freezes well too, but make sure to bring completely to room temperature before serving.

– For the basic recipe, I included graham crackers, cream cheese, and white chocolate because Rivky Kleiman’s white chocolate cheesecake is a definite fave here, but I tried these with some crushed Oreos folded in, and they were delicious too. You can change them up to mimic the flavors of your favorite cheesecake — perhaps a caramel drizzle or Lotus crumbs, or anything else you think will work.

Credits

Photography by Saraizel Senderovits

Recipe tags

cheese cake cheesecakes cookies Faigy Grossmann Shavuos Shavuot
Cheesecake Cookies

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