I love thumbprint cookies! But, I have never seen one with a chocolate chip cookie which in my opinion is a missed opportunity. So I made it. But because I have to put cheesecake in everything, I filled them with cheesecake filling. Ladies and gentlemen, Chocolate Chip Thumbprint Cookies with Cheesecake Filling.
Making The Thumbprint in These Chocolate Chip Thumbprint Cookies
There are a few different ways that this indent can be created. You want to make this indent while your cookies are still hot and pliable so that is why sometimes a measuring spoon can be the best tool so that you don’t have to stick your finger into a hot cookie. It also leaves a nicer and deeper indent.
The Filling
The first thing to remember about this filling is that the cream cheese must be softened. If it’s not, you will get chunks of cream cheese in your filling. That isn’t the most appetizing thing. Softening this will minimize that. When you bake cream cheese it will just melt do it isn’t that much of an issue if it’s not totally smooth but where none of this filling will be baked, you must make sure it is smooth.
I really hope you try this recipe. I know you will love it. It is so good and so much different from the other thumbprint cookies out there.
Chocolate Chip Thumbprint Cookies with Cheesecake Filling
Chewy and soft chocolate chip cookies with a thumbprint sized indent, filled with cheesecake filling.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 Sticks of Unsalted Butter
- 1/2 of a Cup of Light Brown Sugar
- 1/2 of a Cup of Granulated Sugar
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons of Baking Soda
- 1 Cup of Bread Flour
- 1 Cup of All Purpose Flour
- 1 Egg
Cheesecake Filling
- 1 Block of Softened Cream Cheese
- 1/2 of a Cup of Granulated Sugar
To Decorate
- 1/2 of a cup of melted semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
For Cookies
- Beat the butter and 2 kinds of sugars on medium speed in your stand mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and beat on medium speed until incorporated.
- Sift the dry ingredients into the batter and fold until incorporated.
- Add the chocolate chip and fold until incorporated.
- Using a cookie scoop, form into 2oz or 4oz balls and flatten each just a bit.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until golden brown around the edges.
For Cheesecake filling
- Mix together the sugar and cream cheese until incorporated.
Fill the cookies and decorate
- When the cookies come out of the oven, make an indent in the center with the back of a cookie scoop.
- Fill each with the a teaspoon of the filling and drizzle with melted chocolate.
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