Description
Caramel cheesecake cookies deliver pure comfort straight from your kitchen to the cookie jar. Creamy cheesecake meets sweet caramel in these delightful treats that disappear faster than you can bake them.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 large egg
Supporting Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup caramel sauce
- Sea salt
Instructions
- Cream 1 cup softened butter with 1 cup granulated sugar and ½ cup brown sugar until the mixture becomes fluffy and light in color.
- Incorporate 2 large eggs one at a time into the butter mixture, then blend in 2 teaspoons vanilla extract until fully combined.
- Whisk 3 cups all-purpose flour with 1 teaspoon baking soda and ½ teaspoon salt in a separate bowl.
- Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, mixing until a smooth cookie dough forms.
- Blend 8 oz softened cream cheese with ¼ cup granulated sugar, 1 large egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until the cheesecake filling becomes completely smooth.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop 1 tablespoon of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet, creating a small indentation in the center.
- Carefully fill each cookie dough indent with approximately 1 teaspoon of the cheesecake mixture.
- Bake the cookies at 350°F for 12-15 minutes, watching for lightly golden edges.
- Remove cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes.
- Drizzle each cookie with 1-2 teaspoons of caramel sauce and sprinkle with sea salt if desired.
Notes
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before shaping to prevent spreading and ensure a perfect cookie texture.
- Use room temperature cream cheese and butter for a smoother, easier-to-blend filling that incorporates more evenly.
- Make sure the cheesecake filling isn’t too runny by not overmixing and using cold cream cheese straight from the refrigerator.
- For a gluten-free version, swap the all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to keep the same delicious cookie consistency.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 227
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg