Chocolate-Cheesecake Cookies Cheese cake and chocolate cookies come together for a rich and tasty snack! Laurel and I made this recipe up as we went along. It’s one of our best ever.
Ingredients
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Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract until creamy.
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Sift flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture. Fold in nuts. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
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While dough is chilling, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Remove dough from fridge and form about 1 tablespoon dough into a ball; make an indentation and fill with about 1 teaspoon filling. Place cookie on an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
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Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 11 to 13 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely before removing from the baking sheet, about 20 minutes.
Per Serving: 157 calories; protein 2.2g; carbohydrates 18g; fat 9.1g; cholesterol 35.9mg; sodium 97.3mg. Try almond extract in place of vanilla, if you like.