Description

This Cookie Monster Cheesecake is a bold and playful dessert layered with cookies, cream, and a vibrant blue cheesecake swirl. Perfect for birthdays, special occasions, or a creative baking day, this cheesecake is as fun to make as it is to eat!

Ingredients

Crust:

2 cups crushed chocolate sandwich cookies (Oreos)
1/4 cup melted butter

Cheesecake Filling:

16 oz (450g) cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup heavy cream
Blue gel food coloring (to achieve Cookie Monster blue)
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips or crushed Oreos (optional, mixed into blue layer)

Topping Layer:

8 oz (225g) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup whipped topping or whipped cream

Garnish:

Chocolate ganache (melted chocolate + cream)
Cookie truffles, chocolate chips, and crushed cookies

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Instructions

1. Make the Crust:

Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C).

Mix crushed cookies and melted butter. Press into the bottom of a springform pan.

Bake for 8 minutes and let cool.

2. Make the Cheesecake Base:

Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla; mix well.

Add eggs one at a time, beating gently.

Stir in sour cream and heavy cream until smooth.

Divide the batter in half. Color one half with blue gel food coloring and fold in mini chips or crushed Oreos.

Pour blue layer first, then gently spoon the plain batter on top.

3. Bake:

Wrap the pan in foil and place in a water bath.

Bake at 325°F for 55–65 minutes, until the center is set but slightly jiggly.

Turn off the oven, crack the door, and let cool in oven for 1 hour.

Chill in refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight.

4. Top It Off:

Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.

Fold in whipped topping and spread over the cooled cheesecake.

5. Decorate:

Drizzle with ganache.

Garnish with cookie truffles, mini chips, and crushed cookies.

Notes

Use gel coloring for a vibrant blue hue.
Cookie truffles = crushed Oreos + cream cheese, rolled and dipped in chocolate.
For cleaner slices, use a hot knife to cut the cheesecake.