These Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies are precisely such a display piece. There is no dessert that can instantly stop people in the middle of their bite, more so a cookie with a surprise inside. To the eye, they resemble bakery cookies in thick bakery form and have been dripped with sweet caramel and white chocolate. However, a solitary bite will show that there is a creamy, thick cheesecake center, which is melted effortlessly on top of the soft cookie base.
These cookies are a blend of three of the most popular cookies among desserts including cheesecake, caramel and soft cookies to combine into a splendid treat that seems luxurious but more than comforting. The recipe is perfect at Christmas time or during a special occasion when you want to have a dessert that puts in a stellar showing on blogs and Pinterest and provides an unforgettable taste.
Why Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies Are Famous?
Cookies in a stuff form are trending at an unprecedented rate over the past few years. They provide richness, contrast and unexpectedness, which are the preferences of people to desserts. The salted caramel cheesecake cookies are special in that:
- They are not frosting, but have a real cheesecake filling.
- The base of the cookies remains soft in days.
- The caramel is salted to provide balance.
They take the appearance of bakery products and are made at home.
Sweet and salty, soft and creamy, are some of the most addictive combinations that are unique to these cookies as well.
These cookies are very well suited to the American culture of desserts, along with cheesecake bars, stuffed cookies, and caramel-based ones.
Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
Cheesecake Filling
- Full-fat cream cheese (softened)- 170 g (6 oz)
- Powdered sugar – 1/4 cup
- Vanilla extract – 1/2 teaspoon
Cookie Dough
- 3/4cup (170g) Unsalted butter (softened)
- 3/4 cup Brown sugar.
- 1/4 cup Granulated sugar.
- 1 Large egg (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract.
- 2 cups All purpose flour.
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch.
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda.
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt.
Topping
- ½ cup Thick salted caramel sauce.
- ¼ cup White chocolate (melted)
- Crushed cookie crumbs or graham crackers.
Instructions
Step 1: Prepare the Cheesecake Filling
Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract in a medium bowl after the cream cheese has softened. Blend till creamy and lump free. The next step is to add the mixture to small dollops with the help of a teaspoon or little cookie scoop.
Assay the dollops on a lined tray or plate and freeze within 30 40 minutes. This is an important step- it is necessary to make sure that the cheesecake filling does not spill out of the cookie during baking.
Step 2: Cookie Dough Preparation.
Cream the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl till light and fluffy. This normally consumes approximately 2-3 minutes and assists in producing the soft cookie feel.
Add vanilla extract and egg and beat until even.
In another mixing bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet mixture and mix by sprinkling until a soft damp dough is achieved. Do not overmix, this causes the cookies to be thick.
Allow the dough to cool after 20 minutes to make it manageable.
Step 3: Assemble the Cookies
Take the cookie dough in your hand and scoop the right amount of dough that is about 2 tablespoons and flatten it down. Put one of the frozen portions of cheesecake fillings in the center and then wrap the dough around it and completely cover the filling, leaving no baking.
Same with the other dough and filling.
Step 4: Bake
Turn on the oven and heat it to 175 deg C (350 deg F). Prepare a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper and place the balls of cookie dough with a distance of 2-3 inches between them.
Bake 12-14 minutes, or until courserly golden around and still looking slightly tender at the center. Keep baking it not too long, the cookies will keep on setting as they cool.
Cookies can be left to cool on the baking tray in 10 minutes and then moved to a wire rack.
Step 5: Add the Toppings
After all cookies are fully cooled, drizzle abundantly with salt caramel sauce and white chocolate which is melted. Additional texture and visual interest may also be added by sprinkling the cookie crumbs or graham crackers, which have been crushed.
Baking Secrets to foolproof results
Freeze cheesecake filling: This helps to avoid leakages.
Apply thick caramel-sauce: fat caramel is soaked up in cookies.
Don’t burn: Softer centers are a point.
Smooth dough: Ingredients that are mixed at room temperature give smooth dough.
Storage/ Pre-Preparation
- Place cookies in air tight container in the refrigerator not more than 5 days.
- Allow to reach a room temperature and serve.
- Freeze without topping cookies (baked) to a maximum of 2 months.
- The dough balls could be placed in the freezer and baked whenever required.
Serving Ideas
These cookies are ideal at the following meals:
- A bit hot with the coffee or espresso.
- On a dessert tray as part of a holiday.
- And ice cream vanilla to be very, very indulgent.
- Packaged in separate wrappers to be used on gifts or bakery.
Flavor Variations to Try
Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake Cookies
Left Chocolate Chips in the dough.
Biscoff Cheesecake Cookies
Biscoff spread should be used in the middle of these cookies.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies
Pumpkin spice is to be added to the dough.
Nutty Caramel cookies.
Include chopped pecans or walnuts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use low-fat cream cheese?
The best texture and flavor are brought out using full-fat.
Is it possible to make them without caramel?
Well, the caramel provides equilibrium and fatness.
Are these very sweet?
They are abundant yet not excessive, the salt of the caramel is what balances them.
Final Thoughts
These Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies are the best cookie to have when one loves having rich bakery cookies. Their tender cookie shell, creamy cheesecake filling and glossy caramel sauce, they offer not only flavor but look as well; in other words, they provide all the ingredients required of a properly successful recipe on the internet.
Provided that you want to achieve a high performing dessert post, this recipe fits all requirements: luxurious, up-to-date, Instagram-worthy and definitely desirable to eat. A single bite and one can understand why these cookies do not last long.
Happy Baking!