A Delectable Dessert for Valentine’s Day

Cheesecake Cookie Cups - Recipe provided by Family Features

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If you’re going above and beyond a stuffed animal and boxed chocolates this Valentine’s Day, try these Cheesecake Cookie Cups for a special homemade dessert. Made with love, it’s a perfect combination of sweet and creamy. Visit Culinary.net for more sweet treats to share with loved ones.

Cheesecake Cookie Cups

Recipe courtesy of “Cookin’ Savvy”

Yield: 12 cups

2 packages (16 ounces each) chocolate chip cookie dough

Whipping Cream:

1 cup heavy cream

2 tablespoons sugar

Filling:

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 cup whipping cream

   crumbled cookies, for topping (optional)

   sprinkles, for topping (optional)

Heat oven to 350 F.

In a muffin tin, press three pieces of cookie dough into each muffin hole. Bake for 15 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes, then use a shot glass and press into each hole. Let cool another 5 minutes and place on a rack to cool completely.

With a hand mixer, mix heavy cream and sugar until it thickens, then add cream cheese and powdered sugar; cream together. Spoon into cool cookie cups.

If desired, use a piping bag and pipe a pretty edge around the cup. Top with crumbled cookies or sprinkles, if desired.