Toffee Cheesecake Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup cream cheese

  softened
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1 cup butter

  unsalted
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

  packed
• 2 eggs

  large
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup toffee bits
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

• 1 In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and icing sugar. Cream with an electric
  mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• 2 Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop small balls of cream
  cheese mixture (approximately 2 Tbsp) onto the baking sheet. Move the cheesecake
  batter to the freezer for 1 hour.
• 3 In a large bowl, combine the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Beat with
  an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla extract. Beat with an
  electric mixer until smooth.
• 4 Add baking soda, flour, and salt. Beat until just combined.
• 5 Add toffee bits and chocolate chips. Fold into the cookie batter with a rubber
  spatula.
• 6 Remove cream cheese balls from the freezer. Transfer the parchment paper and
  balls onto a clean work surface. Line the baking sheet with a new piece of
  parchment paper.
• 7 Scoop approximately 2 tablespoons of cookie batter and form a small disc.
• 8 Place a frozen cream cheese ball in the center.
• 9 Scoop an additional tablespoon of cookie dough and cover the cream cheese ball
  completely, pressing the outer rim of the cookie dough together.
• 10 Place stuffed cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat this step
  until all of the remaining cookie dough has been used. 
• 11 Add extra toffee bits and mini chocolate chips to the top of stuffed cookie
  dough discs. Freeze the stuffed cookie dough for 1 hour.
• 12 Preheat the oven to 350°F. Leave 6 stuffed cookie dough discs on the prepared
  baking sheet, transfer the other 6 back to the freezer. Bake for 14-16 minutes
  or until the edges are golden brown. Wait 5-10 minutes before transferring
  cookies to a cooling rack. Repeat step with remaining stuffed cookie dough
  discs. Allow cookies to cool completely before eating. Enjoy!

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