A rich mocha cheesecake with Oreo crust and cookie dough throughout! It’s a spin on my favorite flavor of ice cream.
Do you have Turkey Hill ice cream where you live? If you do, have you tried their Double Dunker flavor? They describe it as “mocha ice cream swirled with cookie dough and crunchy chocolate cookie swirl”. I describe it as perfect. They only just recently started carrying it in stores here in Kansas City, so I was driving 2 hours to the nearest store to get it. Yes, really. It’s that good. If it’s in stores near you, go get some right now. It’s ok – I’ll wait.
For those of you who don’t have this flavor available near you, or who don’t want to run right out to the store, I turned it into a cheesecake! I started with an Oreo crust to mimic the cookie swirl. Then there are the cookie dough pieces embedded in the mocha cheesecake. Somehow they all work sooo good together.
Yes, there are a lot of steps in this. Yes, it is worth it. It’s probably not something you’ll make for a simple weeknight dessert, but it would be great for a party or other get together. It can easily serve 12, so there is plenty to go around. Plus, you can make it over several days so there is no last minute rush.
I like to toast the flour in the cookie dough since I keep a bit to top it with that is completely uncooked. You don’t have to do this, but since there is a chance that raw flour can contain E. Coli, I usually do if I am serving it to guests. I cook the cheesecake at a low temperature, so there is no need for a water bath. And I don’t really like springform pans, so I use Alton Brown’s method and bake it in a regular cake pan. Yes, it does come out. Promise. You can use a springform if you prefer.
You say you don’t like coffee? Leave out the coffee for a straight chocolate cheesecake. Don’t want to make the cookie dough (or not a fan of raw dough), then use chopped chocolate chip cookies instead. And if you want a cookies and milk cake instead, use your favorite vanilla cheesecake batter with the Oreo crust and cookie dough pieces. However you make it, make this soon. And make sure to try the ice cream too!
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- 24 chocolate sandwich cookies (Oreos)
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup heavy or whipping cream
- 1/2 tablespoon instant coffee granules
- 3 pkgs cream cheese (8 oz each) softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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- Place cookies in a food processor and pulse until it reaches fine crumbs.
- Add melted butter and pulse until combined.
- Line a 9"x2" cake pan with parchment paper on the bottom (with a round) and the sides (with a strip). Use baking spray below the parchment to keep it in place, and spray parchment with baking spray before adding crust. You may also use a 9" springform pan. Use only a parchment round on the bottom and spray with baking spray.
- Press crumbs onto the bottom and 1" up the sides of the pan.
- Bake at 300 degrees F for 10 minutes. Cool.
- Combine chocolate chips, cream, and instant coffee granules in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 40 seconds, stirring halfway through. If chips are not fully melted, microwave additional 10 seconds. Set aside.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar with a mixer until smooth.
- Add cocoa powder and beat until combined.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add the vanilla and reserved chocolate-coffee mixture and mix until combined.
- Pour mixture into cooled crust.
- Remove cookie dough from refrigerator or freezer and slice into 1/2-inch pieces. Press pieces into cheesecake filling, distributing evenly and making sure all cookie dough is covered by the cheesecake batter.
- Bake cheesecake at 250-degrees F (no water bath needed!), for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. Cheesecake is done when the center 4 inches is still slightly wobbly. The chocolate will ensure it sets completely once cooled.
- Cool cheesecake until near room temperature and then refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight,
- To remove from cake pan, fill sink with about 1/2-inch of very hot tap water. Set pan into water for 1 minute. The strip of parchment around edge of pan should slide out. Slide a knife around the edge after removing paper to assure everything is released from the sides. Place a piece of parchment paper on top of the cheesecake, and turn it over onto a large plate or extra serving platter. Cheesecake should release from the bottom and fall onto the plate. If it does not, return to hot water for additional 30 seconds. Remove parchment from bottom of cheesecake and invert onto final serving platter.
- You can omit the coffee if you prefer a regular chocolate flavor.
- Use store-bought or homemade chocolate chip cookies instead of the cookie dough.
- For a cookies and milk cake, use your favorite vanilla cheesecake batter with the Oreo crust and cookie dough filling.
