Black Velvet Cheesecake Cookies
Ingredients
For the Cheesecake Filling:
- 6 oz cream cheese cold (170 g)
- 3 tablespoons granulated white sugar 38 g
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
For the Black Cocoa Sugar:
- ¼ cup granulated white sugar 50 g
- 2 teaspoons black cocoa powder 3 g
For the Black Cocoa Cookies:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled (188 g)
- ½ cup black cocoa powder 40 g
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened (168 g)
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed (165 g)
- ¼ cup granulated white sugar 50 g
- 2 egg yolks at room temperature
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
For the Cheesecake Filling:
- Line a small cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer until fluffy and sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes.
- Scoop cheesecake filling into 16 portions (2 teaspoons each) onto the prepared baking sheet. Freeze until firm.
For the Black Cocoa Sugar:
- In a small bowl, whisk together sugar and black cocoa powder. Set aside.
For the Black Cocoa Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, black cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add egg yolks and vanilla, mixing until pale and fluffy, about 1 minute.
- Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and mix on low speed until combined.
- Scoop dough into 16 portions (2 tablespoons each), flatten slightly, and place a frozen cheesecake ball in the center. Enclose the cheesecake ball with cookie dough and roll into a ball.
- Roll cookie dough balls in black cocoa sugar and place on prepared baking sheets. Bake 6 cookies at a time for 10-11 minutes.
- Use a large, round cookie cutter to shape cookies immediately after removing from the oven.
- Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before serving. Enjoy!