Fudgy Chocolate Cookie Dough Mini Cheesecake - No Bake
 
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Incredibly rich, smooth and delicious layered mini cheesecakes with no baking required!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 10 servings
Ingredients
  • Crust
  • 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs (about 8 squares, crushed)
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup butter, softened not quite melted
Fudgy Chocolate Cookie Dough layer
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup flour
  • Pinch of salt
Cheesecake layer
  • 12 ounces cream cheese (1 8 ounce package plus half of a second 8 ounce package)
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
  1. Crust
  2. Mix graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and butter until well combined.
  3. Press into bottom of eight to 10 serving dishes.
  4. Refrigerate until ready to fill.
Fudgy Chocolate Cookie Dough layer
  1. Beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy
  2. Add cream (may substitute milk) and vanilla.
  3. Add cocoa, flour and salt. Mix on low speed until dough comes together in a ball.
  4. Coat palm of hands lightly in flour and pinch off a bit of dough about the size of a walnut. Pat dough evenly into circle the size of the serving dish and at least ¼ inch thick. Place on top of refrigerated crust.
  5. Return serving containers to refrigerator.
Cheesecake layer
  1. Beat softened cream cheese, vanilla and sugar at medium speed until fluffy.
  2. In separate medium bowl, whip the cream until soft peaks form.
  3. Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until well mixed.
  4. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
  5. Garnish as desired.
Recipe by A Pinch of Joy at https://www.apinchofjoy.com/2016/04/fudgy-chocolate-cookie-dough-mini-cheesecake-no-bake/