Description
A dreamy, festive dessert that blends sugar cookies with creamy cheesecake, topped with white chocolate ganache and playful cookie dough balls. Perfect for celebrations!
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all‑purpose flour (for crust)
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar (for crust)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (divided)
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 egg yolk, room temperature
- ⅓ cup festive sprinkles (divided)
- 1 ½ cups all‑purpose flour (for cookie dough balls)
- ½ tsp salt (for cookie dough balls)
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature (for cookie dough balls)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (for cookie dough balls)
- 5 TBSP milk
- 32 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar (for cheesecake)
- ¾ cup sour cream or Greek yogurt, room temperature
- ½ cup heavy cream, room temperature (divided)
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F. Grease and line a 9-inch springform pan. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Cream butter and sugar for 2 minutes. Add vanilla, egg, and yolk. Stir in dry ingredients and sprinkles. Press into pan and bake 25–30 minutes until golden.
- For cookie dough balls, whisk flour and salt. Cream butter and sugar for 2 minutes. Add vanilla and milk. Mix in dry ingredients and sprinkles. Roll into small balls and freeze until firm.
- Preheat oven to 325 °F. Prepare a water bath. Beat cream cheese and sugar for 2 minutes. Add sour cream, cream, and vanilla. Add eggs on low. Fold in two-thirds of cookie dough balls. Pour over crust and bake in water bath for 80–90 minutes. Cool gradually, then chill overnight.
- Heat ⅓ cup cream and pour over white chocolate chips. Stir until smooth. Remove cheesecake from pan, pour ganache on top, freeze 10 minutes, then decorate with remaining dough balls and sprinkles.
Notes
- Heat-treat flour before making edible dough balls to ensure safety.
- Chill cheesecake overnight for best results and clean slices.
- Customize sprinkles by season or omit entirely.
- Wrap and freeze slices for up to 30 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
