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Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies

Soft buttery cookies stuffed with creamy cheesecake filling and topped with rich salted caramel for the ultimate indulgent dessert.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 360
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cookie Dough
  • 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 tsp baking soda
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 0.75 cup brown sugar
  • 0.5 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Cheesecake Filling
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 0.25 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Topping
  • 0.5 cup salted caramel sauce
  • flaky sea salt for garnish

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Baking sheet
  • Hand mixer
  • Parchment paper

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven and prepare baking sheets.
  2. Mix dry ingredients together.
  3. Cream butter and sugars until fluffy.
  4. Add egg and vanilla extract.
  5. Combine wet and dry ingredients into dough.
  6. Prepare cheesecake filling until smooth.
  7. Stuff cookie dough with filling and caramel.
  8. Bake until lightly golden.
  9. Drizzle with caramel and garnish with sea salt.

Notes

Chill dough briefly before baking for thicker cookies and cleaner filling layers.