Chocolate Chip Cookie Butter Cheesecake

I’m declaring 2020 the year of cheesecake! Every year the January issue of the Food Network Magazine does a baking calendar article where they post a recipe in a certain category for each month of the year. Last year it was all about the cookies. This year, the recipes were brownies, but although some of them looked good I didn’t feel compelled to participate. So since I’ve been craving cheesecake lately I decided I’m making my own year of cheesecake and posting a special cheesecake recipe for you all each month this year!

To kick things off I have this decadent Chocolate Chip Cookie Butter Cheesecake. This is one of those recipe ideas that I had written on a little note a long time ago so I’m always excited when I finally get around to experimenting with them. I’m obsessed with my Cookie Butter Cheesecake Stuffed Pumpkin Bread (I even made a loaf before Sam was born so Matt and I would be able to snack on slices) so I knew cookie butter and cheesecake were a match meant to be.

The cheesecake has a biscoff cookie crust, which are the cookies used to make cookie butter. I used Lotus brand for both the cookies and the cookie butter, which you can find at plenty of grocery stores, and Trader Joe’s also sells their version of cookie butter and the cookies, which they call speculoos.

This cheesecake is super creamy and perfectly decadent. My favorite part ended up being the mini chocolate chips sprinkled throughout the cheesecake filling. I wrote this into the recipe, but if you really want the cookie butter flavor to come through then lightly frost the top with some of the extra cookie butter.

I snuck January’s cheesecake in with mere hours to spare, but I can’t wait to share the rest of the year’s cheesecakes with you all! I will also start sharing some cheesecake baking tips that I learn as I go so stay tuned.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Butter Cheesecake

 

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Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

• 32 biscoff / speculoos cookies (about 1 package of cookies), divided
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 pounds cream cheese (that’s 4 8-ounce packages), room temperature
• 1½ cups brown sugar
• 1 cup cookie butter, plus more for topping if desired
• 2 teaspoons vanilla, divided
• 1½ cups heavy cream, divided
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
• ¼ cup confectioners sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray then tightly wrap aluminum foil around the bottom and up the sides. This is to keep the water coming in from the water bath the cheesecake will be sitting in while cooking.
2. Turn 26 of the speculoos cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor or whacking with a rolling pin. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, melted butter and salt until it resembles coarse sand. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and press it into the bottom and up the sides in an even layer. Bake for 8 minutes then let cool completely.
3. To make the filling, beat the cream cheese, brown sugar and cookie butter in a large bowl with a hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed then increase to medium-high and continue to beat until super smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. Add 1 teaspoon of the vanilla and heavy cream then beat until combined. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until just combined after each addition. Fold in the mini chocolate chips then pour the filling onto the cooled crust.
4. Reduce oven to 325 degrees F. Place the springform pan on a baking pan then place in the oven. Carefully pour water into the baking pan so the water comes about ½-inch to 1-inch up the side of the springform pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes to an hour and 30 minutes. It is done when there is a 2-3” wobble in the center. Turn the oven off and crack it open, leaving the cheesecake inside. I usually wedge a wooden spoon in the door to leave it cracked. After the hour, carefully remove from the water bath and place on a cooling rack to cool completely. Once cool, cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 6 hours or overnight.
5. When ready to serve, make the whipped cream. Place the metal mixing bowl or the metal bowl of a stand mixer back in the freezer along with the metal beaters or beater for 5-10 minutes. Remove and add the remaining cup of the heavy cream (make sure your cream is cold), confectioners sugar and the remaining teaspoon of vanilla extract. Beat on medium-high until stiff peaks form. Remove the cheesecake from the springform pan and top with additional cookie butter if desired. Pipe the whipped cream on top then add the remaining 6 cookies and serve.

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