1½cupsGraham crackers , Crumb, Oreos or Biscoff will work too
¼cupSugar
For The Filling
16ounceCream cheese, 2 blocks, Room Temperature
1½cupPowdered sugar, Sifted
1cupHeavy cream
1tablespoonLemon Juice, Freshly squeezed
1teaspoonCorn starch
1tablespoonVanilla extract, Clear preferably, or beans of one vanilla pod
For The Cookie Dough
1cupAll-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
½cupButter, Melted and cool
⅓cupBrown sugar
¼cupSugar
¼teaspoonSalt
2tablespoonHeavy cream
½teaspoonVanilla extract
½cupMini Chocolate chips
Instructions
How To Make The Crust
Using a food processor crumb the crackers/ cookies to a fine texture. Put the bowl of your stand mixer in the fridge. Melt the butter.
1½ cups Graham crackers, ½ cup Butter
Mix the cookie crumb, butter, and sugar.
¼ cup Sugar, ½ cup Butter
Press this mixture to the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan, and freeze until you are preparing the filling.
How To Make The Filling
Beat the room temperature cream cheese until smooth and silky.
16 ounce Cream cheese
Add the sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract, and beat well.
1½ cup Powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
In the chilled mixing bowl, whisk the heavy cream for 2 minutes, then add the con starch and increase the speed, Whisk for another 2-3 minutes. Stop when stiff peaks are formed. DO NOT OVERWHISK.
1 teaspoon Corn starch, 1 cup Heavy cream
Pour half of this mixture over the chilled crust, and smooth it out with a spatula.
Place balls of cookie dough all over the above mixture. Cover the cookie dough with the remaining filling, and spread evenly.
Put in the fridge for at least 5 hours. You can top the cheesecake with fresh fruit.
How To Make The Cookie Dough
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Spread the flour over the baking sheet, and bake for 10 minutes or until you can smell the nutty baked flour. Let cool completely.
1 cup All-purpose flour
Melt the butter and mix in the brown sugar and the granulated sugar until the sugar is dissolved. let cool for 10 minutes.
½ cup Butter, ¼ cup Sugar, ⅓ cup Brown sugar
Add the salt, vanilla extract, and heavy cream mix well. The mixture should feel like play dough. If it is too dry, add one tablespoon of cream.
¼ teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract, 2 tablespoon Heavy cream