With a rich cookie base and creamy cheesecake filling, these Cheesecake Cookie Cups are the perfect balance of sweet and satisfying. You can customize them with your favorite sprinkles to match any celebration.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cheesecake, christmas, Christmas cookies, cookie cups, cookies
Roll about one tablespoon of the dough in your hands to form a ball. Add the ball to an ungreased mini muffin pan. Continue with the rest of the dough. Press the dough balls into the bottom and up the sides of each muffin cup. Bake at 350° until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes.
Immediately after removing them from the oven, use the end of a wooden spoon handle to reshape the center of the cookie cups. Allow them to set and cool for about five minutes in the tin before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in the confectioners’ sugar.
Once smooth, transfer the mixture to a piping bag and pipe into the cups. (If you don’t have a piping bag, you can use a plastic bag or just use a spoon to add the mixture to the cups.)
If desired, add sprinkles to the top of the cream cheese mixture.