Description
Indulge in this whimsical Cookie Monster Cheesecake, a delightful twist on the classic dessert. Creamy cheesecake with a vibrant blue hue and loaded with chocolate chips and cookie chunks, topped with whipped cream and cookie crumbs for a fun and delicious treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies Crust:
- 24 chocolate sandwich cookies (like Oreos)
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
Cheesecake Filling:
- 3 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Blue gel food coloring
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped chocolate chip cookies
- 1/2 cup chopped chocolate sandwich cookies
Topping:
- Whipped cream
- Extra cookies for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat to 325°F. Crush cookies, mix with butter, press into pan, and bake the crust.
- Make filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar, add eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and food coloring. Fold in chips and cookies.
- Bake: Pour filling over crust, bake until set. Cool, then chill.
- Decorate: Top with whipped cream, cookies, and crumbs before serving.
Notes
- Use gel food coloring for best results.
- Wipe knife between cuts for clean slices.
- Cheesecake can be made ahead up to 2 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 510
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
