Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Cups

Name: Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Cups
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 pkg (510 g) Pillsbury* Refrigerated Chocolate Chip or Chocolate Chunk Cookies; 2 pkgs (250 g) cream cheese, softened; 1 cup (250 mL) sugar; 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter or margarine, softened; 2 eggs; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla; 1 can (19 oz/ 540 mL) cherry pie filling

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Prep 15 min
Total 60 min
Servings 24

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A cheesecake that looks like a muffin but tastes like heaven!

Aug 26, 2009

Ingredients

1 pkg (510 g) Pillsbury* Refrigerated Chocolate Chip or Chocolate Chunk Cookies
2 pkgs (250 g) cream cheese, softened
1 cup (250 mL) sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL) butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
1 can (19 oz/ 540 mL) cherry pie filling

Steps

1

Heat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2

Grease 24 muffin cups. Slice well chilled cookie dough into 24 slices. Press slices into bottom of cups and partway up sides. Set aside.
3

Beat cream cheese, sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla at medium speed for 1 minute or until well blended. Top cookie slices with cream cheese mixture filling 2/3 full.
4

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean and tops are light golden brown. Cool completely (an indentation will form).
5

Just before serving, top with cherry pie filling. Refrigerate or freeze leftovers for later use.