Double Chocolate Chip Mini Cheesecakes

How can you go wrong with cookies and cheesecake... especially if you combine them?!?! I thank Nestle Toll House for putting this recipe on display when chocolate chips were on sale. Here is another treat for your upcoming holiday gatherings.

First, you'll need to make some cookie dough. You'll end up with some extra cookie dough from this, so you just might have to make some cookies. See the cookie recipe at the end of this blog.

Double Chocolate Chip Mini Cheesecakes

Ingredients:
1-1/2 c chocolate chip cookie dough
2 - 8 oz packages of cream cheese
3/4 c sugar
2 Tbsp flour
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 c chocolate chips

1. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners. Place 1 Tbsp of cookie dough in each.
2. Bake the cookie above at 325*F for about 10 mins (or until cookie has spread to edge of the cup)
3. Beat cream cheese, sugar and flour in large mixer bowl.
4. Add eggs and vanilla, mix well.
5. Stir in 1/2 c of chocolate chips into batter.
6. Fill the rest of the paper liner with cookie in bottom 3/4 of the cup.
7. Bake at 325*F for 13-15 mins
8. Remove from pan and let cool on cooling rack and then refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
9. Melt the 1/4 c remaining chocolate chips in a baggie. Start with 30 seconds then continue 10 sec intervals until melted.
10. Drizzle chocolate over top of mini cheese cakes before serving.


Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough (if you didn't know its on the chocolate chip bag)
2-1/4 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 c (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 c sugar
3/4 c brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 c choclate chips

1. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
2. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar and valilla in a large mixer bowl until creamy.
3. Add eggs, one at a time.
4. Gradually beat in flour mixture.
5. Stir in chocolate chips.

If you have to bake extra cookies - 375*F for about 8-10 mins