Cookie cups are so much fun! They are SO simple and fast to make, and you can stuff them with really fun flavor creations – like my Caramel Macchiato Cookie Cups, Apricot Cheesecake Cookie Cups, Butterscotch Apple Cookie Cups, and Peanut Butter Fudge Puddles. This time, I went with a caramel cheesecake – smooth and sweet, and put it in a chocolate chip cookie cup. Yep – it’s a Caramel Cheesecake Chocolate Chip Cookie Cup – it’s a mouthful to say… but a DELICIOUS mouthful! Top it with a chocolate ganache, and you’re SET!
WHAT YOU NEED:
- TWO packages of refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough (24 count each – that come in squares)
- 8 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup caramel sauce (or ice cream topping) + more according to your desired taste
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
MAKE THEM:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly spray the cups in your mini muffin/cupcake pan. This is my favorite, and it’s silicone, so they pop out very easily!
Take each pre-cut square and put in cups – 1 per cup. Squish it down SLIGHTLY just so it’s not hanging over any edges.
Bake for about 12-16 minutes.
When you take them out of the oven, push down the centers with the end of a wooden or silicone spoon to create a cup.
Allow to cool completely.
Make the filling:
Combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
Add caramel and continue to add until it has the flavor you desire.
Spoon the caramel cheesecake into the cooled cookie cups until they are just below the curve in the top.
Put the whipping cream in a small bowl in the microwave, until it just starts to boil.
Add the chocolate chips and let sit for 3 minutes.
Stir until mixed and a smooth chocolate ganache is created.
Spoon some ganache over each cookie up, just to the top.
Keep refrigerated, and ENJOY!
** If you have leftover caramel cheesecake, this is a yummy dip for graham crackers or apple slices!
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Caramel Cheesecake Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups
Ingredients
- TWO packages of refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough 24 count each - that come in squares
- 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup caramel sauce or ice cream topping + more according to your desired taste
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly spray the cups in your mini muffin/cupcake pan. This is my favorite, and it's silicone, so they pop out very easily!
- Take each pre-cut square and put in cups - 1 per cup. Squish it down SLIGHTLY just so it's not hanging over any edges.
- Bake for about 12-16 minutes.
- When you take them out of the oven, push down the centers with the end of a wooden or silicone spoon to create a cup.
- Allow to cool completely.
Make the filling:
- Combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Add caramel and continue to add until it has the flavor you desire.
- Spoon the caramel cheesecake into the cooled cookie cups until they are just below the curve in the top.
- Put the whipping cream in a small bowl in the microwave, until it just starts to boil.
- Add the chocolate chips and let sit for 3 minutes.
- Stir until mixed and a smooth chocolate ganache is created.
- Spoon some ganache over each cookie up, just to the top.
Notes
Jeni’s Disclaimer: I’m just a regular girl. I love to drink wine while I bake. I’m by no means a professional baker or pro photographer. My creations aren’t staged, they just are what they are, and that’s probably obvious from the pictures. I create my recipes from inspiration of scents and flavors around me. I also repurpose my grandma’s old recipes. If you love to bake and your food ends up looking like REAL food, and not like something you’ll see on Instagram, you’re in the right place.
10 Comments
Caramel Cheesecake Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups look absolutely wonderful to try. I know my family would love if I made these!
These look so good!!!
Ooo…I need to make these for Easter!
These sound amazing!! My family is going to love these.
Looking good and tasty
Yum! You can’t gp wrong with chocolate!
These look really good! I can’t wait to try them!
These look so yummy and tempting. I love both flavors and mixed even better
I like the idea of cookie cups like these.
These look amazing!