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Slice of sugar cookie cheesecake with white chocolate drizzle, cookie dough pieces, and Christmas sprinkles

Sugar Cookie Cheesecake

A creamy vanilla cheesecake with a sugar-cookie crust, edible cookie dough pieces, white chocolate ganache, and Christmas sprinkles.
Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 16 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

Sugar-cookie crust
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon fine salt
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • ⅓ cup Christmas jimmie sprinkles
Edible cookie dough pieces
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour heat-treated and cooled
  • ½ teaspoon fine salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • ½ cup Christmas jimmie sprinkles
Cheesecake filling
  • 24 ounces full-fat cream cheese room temperature
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup sour cream room temperature
  • ¼ cup heavy cream room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • ¾ batch edible cookie dough pieces
White chocolate topping
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • ⅓ cup heavy cream
  • reserved cookie dough pieces and sprinkles for decorating

Method
 

Steps
  1. Prepare the springform pan, mix the sugar-cookie dough, press it into the bottom, and bake until lightly golden. Cool while preparing the filling.
  2. Heat-treat the flour, cool it, mix the egg-free dough, roll small pieces, and freeze them until firm.
  3. Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add sour cream, cream, vanilla, and eggs on low speed. Fold in most of the chilled cookie dough pieces.
  4. Bake in a water bath until the edges are set and the center wobbles slightly. Cool gradually, then refrigerate at least six hours or overnight.
  5. Make the white chocolate ganache, pour it over the cold cheesecake, and finish with reserved cookie dough pieces and sprinkles.

Notes

Heat-treat the flour used in the edible cookie dough. Keep the finished cheesecake refrigerated.