Olive Garden Cookie Dough Cheesecake Recipe
Serves/Makes: 12
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons margarine
2 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
2 pounds cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
1 pound refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
2 ounces chocolate chips
# **Toppings***
1 pint heavy whipping cream, whipped
Chocolate chips
Chopped walnuts
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325ºF. Generously grease the bottom and sides of a 10-inch
springform pan.
Combine the margarine with the chocolate cookie crumbs. Press onto the bottom
and sides of the pan.
Using an electric mixer on high speed, combine cream cheese, sugar, eggs and
flour and mix until smooth. Add vanilla extract and sour cream and mix just
until blended. Pour 1/2 of the batter into prepared crust.
Cut cookie dough into golf ball-size chunks and drop into batter. Sprinkle in
chocolate chips. Pour over remaining batter. Bake for 60 minutes.
Turn off the oven and open the door to the broil position. Allow cake to remain
in the oven 30 more minutes. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
To serve, remove the sides of the pan and top with fresh whipped cream. Sprinkle
with additional chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.