This summer while we were down in North Carolina, I had the opportunity to head over to a Trader Joe’s. Why was it necessary to go shopping while on vacation? Well, I have an obsession with cookie butter, and the nearest one isn’t near enough. I’ll let you in on a secret of mine. I go through stages where I eat tablespoons of cookie butter at a time. Shhhh. Don’t tell.
I picked up a cart full of cookie butter and some boxes of speculoos cookies. They both came in very handy for this recipe.
I had made this recipe a little while back and am finally getting around to sharing it with you! It’s my routine to to call my husband over and ask him what he thinks of my pictures. Last night he was all like, “wait, you haven’t posted this yet? This was one of my top favorites.” He also is a cookie butter fan and can also be found eating it by the tablespoon full.
The cheesecake is so darn tasty that you won’t be able to stay out of it. Promise! Besides how addicting it is, it’s beautiful too. We all know I’m a sucker for swirls. The cookie butter swirl adds a “wow” factor to this cheesecake. It also forms a delicious little crust on top of the cheesecake. All things I love.
If you’re like me and just can’t get enough of cookie butter, warm some up and drizzle it over the top of your cookie butter cheesecake. If you have a diet resolution, I’m so sorry. I think I may have blew it for you.
How to make Cookie Butter Cheesecake
Cookie Butter Cheesecake
Ingredients
Crust
- 24 speculoos cookies crushed
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
Filling
- 24 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup cookie butter divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup full-fat sour cream
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Drizzle
- 1/2 cup cookie butter melted
Cinnamon Whipped Cream
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Crust
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray the sides of the 9-inch springform pan with nonstick baking spray. Wrap the sides of the pan with a strip of parchment paper.
- Mix the crushed speculoos cookies and melted butter until it resembles wet sand and can be packed down.
- Press the crust evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Place in the oven for 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool while you work on the cheesecake filling.
Filling
- In a mixing bowl, add in the cream cheese. Beat with a hand mixer on medium until smooth. Scrape down the bowl.
- Add in sugar and 1/4 cup of cookie butter. Beat on medium again until light and fluffy.
- Add in the vanilla extract and then the eggs one at a time. Beat in each egg completely before adding the next. Scrape down the bowl after incorporating each egg.
- Add in the sour cream and heavy cream. Beat on medium until the mixture comes together. It will be runny.
- Pour the cheesecake on top of the crust.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, heat up the remaining 3/4 cup of heaping cookie butter for 30 seconds to make it runny.
- Pour the melted cookie butter evenly on the top of the cheesecake. Using a skewer or knife, swirl the sauce into the cheesecake.
- Wrap the bottom of the springform pan with 2 layers of heavy-duty tin foil. Place the cheesecake into a slightly bigger pan and fill with 1 inch of water.
- Place in the oven with a tented piece of tin foil over the top of the cheesecake to prevent browning on the top. Let the cheesecake bake for 1 hour 15 minutes - 1 hour 25 minutes or until done. To make sure the cheesecake is done, give it a wiggle. If it slightly jiggles in JUST the middle like jello, then it's done. If it jiggles all over, it needs to bake longer. Turn off the heat and crack the oven door slightly. Let it cool in the oven for 1 to 2 hours until it reaches room temperature and then place in the fridge to chill overnight.
Whipped Cream
- In a mixing bowl, add in the cold heavy cream. Whip on medium until it begins to thicken. Turn the mixer on high and beat until the cream reaches soft peaks.
- Sift in the powdered sugar and cinnamon. Continue mixing until it reaches stiff peaks.
- Add the whipped cream to a piping bag fitted with the 1M Wilton tip. Pipe 8 to 10 swirls on the top of the cheesecake.
Drizzle
- Pour the melted cookie butter on the cooled cheesecake, cut, and serve.
Nutrition
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My husband is also a huge fan of cookie butter – can’t wait to give this gorgeous cheesecake a try!
You won’t regret it. It’s delish!
I’m in love with Speculoos cookie butter. I created a cheesecake with it too. 🙂 Love your version–so decedent and wonderful with the added topping.
Thank you! I’m also in love with cookie butter. I have to check out your version!
Those last few photos in particular were torturous to view…..because I don’t have a piece of this in my refrigerator waiting for me!!! This sounds fantastic. I have not used cookie butter since I’m gluten-free and candidly have not seen it in stores to check out the ingredients. We have a Trader Joes now locally but I have been waiting for the crowds to die down. Sounds like a ‘must do’ now!
haha. I’m sorry about the overly delicious cheesecake. I’ll try to hold back next time! You have to give this a try. 🙂
Love it! I’m heading to TJ’s later today – I think some cookie butter may jump in my cart so I can make this!
Oh yes! That cookie butter must magically jump into your cart. You’ll love this cheesecake!
I adore cookie butter, as most people do. But these cheesecake? Well, it’s a serious game-changer.
Thank you! Cookie butter is pretty amazing stuff!
This looks soooooooo yummy!
Thank you! It was a favorite!
you are a cookie butter genius. found this on pinterest and made it for a party this weekend. it was absolutely delicious and not a crumb was left. the only change i made was to cover the entire top with the wihipped cream because I had so much of it, and i left out about 4 cookies from the biscoff package (i ate one lol) crushed them up and put them on top of the cheesecake. i also added swirls of cajeta (goat milk caramel). OMG, worth every calorie!!
hahah! Well thank you, Kara!
Great flavor, however, took MUCH longer to bake based on the water bath and tented foil. Made again in a 10 inch spring form versus 8, scratched the water bath and foil. Turned out perfect. Did drizzle with cocoa cookie butter. Superb! Thanks for the recipe!
Yeah that resolution has gone by the wayside.
This was amazing!!!!!! I used one cup sugar instead of 1 1/4 and I didn’t put the cookie butter in the batter, instead put pieces of the cookies..
(And I put in the over a pan with water)
Soooo delicious!!! Thank you!!!