Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookies layer soft, classic chocolate chip cookie dough around a creamy vanilla cheesecake center so every bite feels like two desserts in one. They bake up thick, gooey, and soft in the center with a tangy cream cheese surprise that stays slightly creamy after chilling.
Why These Cookies Work
This recipe follows the same structure as other cheesecake‑stuffed chocolate chip cookies: a standard butter‑based chocolate chip cookie dough wrapped around a sweetened cream cheese filling. The cookie dough is rich with butter, brown sugar, and plenty of chocolate chips, which stay soft and chewy thanks to the sugar ratio and moderate bake time. The cream cheese filling is simple—cream cheese, sugar, vanilla—but behaves like a tiny baked cheesecake inside each cookie, especially once the cookies cool and set.
Because the filling contains dairy, these cookies store best in the refrigerator, which multiple cheesecake‑stuffed cookie recipes also recommend, and they taste great chilled or just slightly warmed.