Sugar Cookie lover? Cheesecake lover? This simple and amazing Sugar Cookie Cheesecake Cheeseball will be the hit of the party!
It’s the season of parties…which I kind of wish it wasn’t.
Because it’s all crammed into a few weeks at a time.
How I wish more people would switch to having parties in January or August.
When people have less going on.
I mean yeah we have other holidays but there really are no other holidays where we basically celebrate the whole month.
Other than July, which is my birthday month. 🙂
I really think I should look into this and throw a party for no reason.
And on like a Tuesday.
This year thanks to the cough that will not die I have missed out on the parties I was supposed to attend.
In fact, other than my hockey team’s annual Ugly Sweater Game and drinking afterwards, I haven’t done anything in the party realm.
But just because I wasn’t going to the party I still had friends ask if I could provide a treat for their party.
Which as long as they don’t care that it’s missing a piece I’m all for.
Because between baking for the blog and now a cookbook I have a lot of baked goods.
Especially because I have been rebaking a lot of things for the cookbook because number one I’m testing the recipes over and over.
And number two because my oven was messed up for so long that I want to make sure the bake times are correct.
So if you want to serve a layer cake with a piece missing…I’m the girl to go to. 😀
But really, just pre-cut the cake and no one will know.
One thing people do ask for each year (and actually year round) is a cheesecake cheeseball.
I make them often and yes, there is one in my cookbook. There had to be one in the cookbook.
And my Cake Batter Cheesecake Cheeseball is one of my most popular recipes on Pinterest of all time..
Since I love sugar cookies so much I was rather surprised that I have not already made a Sugar Cookie Cheesecake Cheeseball.
But I have one now and that’s all that matters.
With some people having safety concerns about using cookie mix you will need to heat treat it.
The simplest way to do this is by putting flour into a bowl and microwaving it on high until it’s 165F.
I stop the microwave from time to time and mix the cookie mix with a spoon.
It’s hard to tell you how long this takes since it has been a different amount of time each time I’ve done it.
But it only takes a couple of minutes in general.
This recipe calls for the Buttery Sweet Dough Bakery Emulsion.
The link to buy is in the recipe…it’s an Amazon affiliate link.
You don’t have to have it but it does help add a little more sugar cookie flavor.
But with the addition of the sugar cookie mix AND sugar cookies you will be just fine without.
Make sure to roll your cheeseball in sprinkles because they make everything better.
P.S. It’s a great day to buy my cookbook Holy Sweet!
Want More Sugar Cookie Flavored Recipes?
Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Cheesecake Bars
White Chocolate Sugar Cookie Fudge
Sugar Cookie Cheesecake Cheeseball
Ingredients
- 16 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 package (about 3 cups) Sugar Cookie Mix (dry and heat treated)
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. Buttery Sweet Dough Bakery Emulsion
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup sugar cookies, finely crushed
- sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment beat together the cream cheese and the butter until fully incorporated.
- Add the cookie mix, sugar, Buttery Sweet Dough Bakery Emulsion, and vanilla extract and beat until fully incorporated.
- With the mixer on slow, add the sugar cookie pieces, and mix until the cookies are distributed as evenly as possible.
- Lay out a piece of plastic wrap and scoop the cream cheese mixture onto it.
- Do your best to form a ball, then wrap up the ball in the plastic wrap. Do an extra layer of plastic wrap to help it keep its shape.
- Freeze for about 2 hours.
- Take the ball out of the freezer and unwrap.
- Place the sprinkles in a low shallow baking dish or jelly roll pan (I find a plate too small).
- Roll the ball in the sprinkles making sure you cover as much of it as you can.
- Wrap the ball back up into some plastic wrap and place in the fridge.
- If not serving that day, place back in the freezer and then take out an hour before serving to come up to room temperature.
- Serve with assorted cookies.
laura says
Mmmm…sounds delicious! How did I not know you were doing a book? I look forward to reading it!
Happy Holidays!
blessings
~*~
HEather says
This is perfect for a party! I bet you could even change out the sprinkle colors for other holidays!
Christin says
What does (dry and heat treated)mean next to the sugar cookie mix?
Peabody says
dry is dry cookie mix. Heat treat is what you do to the mix in order for it to not have bacteria in it. https://www.shugarysweets.com/how-to-heat-treat-flour/
Missy says
Curious if you would recommend serving this with say Graham crackers instead of sugar cookies?
Peabody says
You can serve it with whatever you like best
Britt says
What if you can’t get ahold of the Buttery Sweet Dough Bakery Emulsion? Is there a possible subsitution or leave it out?
Peabody says
It just won’t taste that much like sugar cookie. If you have a craft store near you like JoAnn’s or Michaels they tend to carry it. I buy mine on Amazon.