Stress relief…
When I am sad and stressed I just pick up my chin and grin and say…the sun will come out (SLAP! Not). Okay, where was I. Ah yes, being sad and stressed. When I am not having the best of days I used to follow a certain routine.
First I would exercise. If it could be kick boxing, rugby, or hockey that was a plus because I can usually try and hurt someone (really, I’m a nice person I promise 
). I would work out, which all that did was make me sad, stressed and sweaty. I’m adding to the S adjectives but that’s about it.
Then I would usually journal my feelings (aka right down a lot of swear words on paper). That usually didn’t help all that mcuh and I usually end up killing part of a tree by burning that paper so as not to have evidence against me later. 
Then there is the long hot bath. This helps me be less stinky after the exercise but really, that doesn’t help me all that much either.
And that leaves it to the screw it moment. The moment I drive to the store and think food or liquor? Food wins 99% of the time as drinking usually ends up badly and usually involves praying to the toilet God. And the food of choice is usually ice cream. And usually, even though it is not my favorite ice cream of all time, it is my break up/bad day at work/all around stress ice cream….Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream.
Scattered around my house and in the car and I am sure other places are written down notes of things I thought of, mostly recipe ideas. Though I am sure the solution to the current economic crisis is on one of those papers, I can never seen to find them. Randomly when I am cleaning I will find one and think “Ah, ha! I need to make that”. Then I put that piece of paper away, forget about it, and the whole process starts over again. But this last week I ran across my idea for my Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake. Combining to perfect stress eating foods. The cookie dough is tampered with just a bit as there are no raw eggs in it. But with the addition of the condensed milk, the texture and taste are the same.
I will say this is overload, but sometimes one needs overload. The only problem I had with this concoction was cutting it. I got a couple clean slices but some of the others looked mutilated. So make sure that you have a nice sharp knife to cut though those truffles.
Peabody’s Really Bad Day Fix it All Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake
1 ¼ cups chocolate chip cookie crumbs (use a hard cookie like Chip’s Ahoy)
2 TBSP sugar
¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
32 ounces cream cheese
1 cup dark brown sugar, loosely packed
1 cup granulated sugar
2 TBSP all-purpose flour, plus some for dusting the truffles
4 eggs
2 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
approximately 20 cookie dough truffles, plus 5-8 to place on top (recipe follows)
Combine the cookie crumbs, 2 TBSP sugar and melted butter. Press this into the bottom of a 10 inch spring form pan. Bake crust for 10 minutes at 350F and set aside.
Mix the cheese and sugars with paddle attachment on medium speed, about 3 minutes.
Add in the flour on low speed. Add eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides and bottom after each egg. Add the egg yolks and vanilla and beat until completely incorporated.
Place truffles into a large bowl sprinkle with flour and light coat each one with flour (this helps them not all sink to the bottom). Remove and excess flour and fold into cheesecake, reserving a couple to place on the top.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Place the last few truffles on top of the cheesecake.
Wrap aluminum foil on the outside of the ban and bake in a water batch at 350F for approximately 1 ½ hours. A knife inserted should come out clean when the cake is done.
Chill the cake overnight and then remove from the pan.
Cookie Dough Truffles
½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
¾ cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
½ cup chocolate chips
Using a stand mixer (or a bowl and beaters), cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Beat in vanilla.
With speed on low, slowly add flour, alternating with condensed milk, beating g well after each addition.
Fold in chocolate chips.
Shape balls into 1-inch balls and place into an air tight container. Store in freezer for at least 3 hours.
These make way more than what you need for the cheesecake. You can just dip them in chocolate and eat them. Or my next recipe incorporates them as well and you can just wait around for that.
Source: My mom’s old neighbor who made them every Christmas
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March 2nd, 2009 at 3:13 am
Ah, Peabody, once again you provide the perfect stress relief, this time to brush away the “oh god it’s Monday again” blues.
And it’s nice to see someone else who’s life is filled with important recipe ideas on pieces of paper that once written on disappear forever.
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:30 am
This is the perfect stress relief! I love cheesecake and cookie dough but have never thought of combining them!
March 2nd, 2009 at 4:53 am
I don’t think I would have made it through college if it hadn’t been for cookie dough ice cream. And who needs a sharp knife, when you have a fork and the will to eat the whole thing by yourself!
March 2nd, 2009 at 4:55 am
I admit it: I’m a stress eater. But not so much a stress baker….I usually turn to junk food when I’m stressed.
March 2nd, 2009 at 5:17 am
Forget about bad days! I’ll have that in a good day anytime! Love that idea, specially the cookie dough truffles make with condensed milk! Now just to ruin it all, can you put a big scoop of ice crem on top and eat it with cholocate chip cookies!
March 2nd, 2009 at 5:34 am
When I’m stressed, I eat ice cream too..lots of it and chocolate. Then I feel all nausea it makes it even more stressful! That cheesecake looks too good.
March 2nd, 2009 at 6:10 am
I’m SUPER stressed right now, so I hear ya. Love that COOKIE DOUGH CONCOCTION!!! Send some, please??
March 2nd, 2009 at 6:24 am
Oh my! Indulgant decadence overload. That looks one amazing cheesecake.
March 2nd, 2009 at 7:03 am
As I read your post I was thinking about the huge container of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream in my freezer. How awesome would a big scoop of that be over a big piece of this! Bravo on an awesome idea coming to fruition!
March 2nd, 2009 at 7:40 am
What a great idea for stress relief! A good dessert always makes me feel better. This looks fabulous!
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:05 am
You, my friend, are a baking genius! Cookie dough in cheesecake. One word – yes. Ok, two words – yes, please.
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 am
Wow… You’re taking things to a whole new level here…
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:45 am
Peabody’s Really Bad Day Fix it All Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake. . . and then you add Cookie Dough Truffles . . .
I think you could leave your name off this one because it would simply be understood . . . this could only be Pea’s!
My tea is hot, I’d love a slice, I’m sure it’s an excellent breakfast.
Note to self: file this under when I have a very bad day – absolutely make this.
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:51 am
That’s pure madness!
Also, I thought you wrote “sadjectives” which is an awesome imaginary word.
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:20 am
You can’t get more perfect than this! I am drooling over those cookie dough pieces!
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:53 am
Holy sh-t, Peabody, I don’t even have words for how good that looks! And how did you know that I was craving raw cookie dough so badly that I made a batch last night just to snack on…?
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:43 am
WOW – you are an evil genius
That cake could solve all the world’s problems!!
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:45 am
With a recipe this good, one might find themselves looking for stress just so they have an excuse to need stress relief! Not that I would do that, I’m just saying. . .
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:53 am
Sooo perfect. “Evil genius” is right! Just the sight is making my Monday morning a little better.
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:12 am
Terrific! I love cookie dough, so that gorgeous cheesecake makes me drool!
Cheers,
Rosa
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:17 am
I wish I worked out when I’m stressed. Unfortunantly I just sit on the couch and eat until I’m too full to think about anything else but going to sleep.
Please keep this away from me next time I am stressed. It would disappear in the time it takes to watch half a 30 rock.
Eeevil.
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:23 am
The perfect cure for stress. I love going into overload!! This looks awesome!
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:48 am
This looks fantastic. But if choc chip cookie dough isn’t your all time fav ice cream, what is?
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:58 am
Oh yeah, I think that could solve just about all my problems.
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:42 pm
oh my word! Too bad the due date for URS submission deadline already went by…you would’ve totally won the dessert category! This looks amazing!
March 2nd, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Oddly enough I just made chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake bars a couple days ago. The cookie dough part was kind of odd and crumbly though; it doesn’t want to stay together very well, and neither does the crust. Plus more cheesecake is already a better thing, right? I have a feeling that your recipe trumps the one that I used for the bars. Next time I want to try a cookie dough/cheesecake combination, I’ll use this recipe.
March 2nd, 2009 at 1:49 pm
No you didn’t just put up a recipe for cookie dough cheesecake!! I’m about to lick the computer monitor. This would definitely turn stress into happiness.
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:19 pm
one of the most genius things done to a cheesecake ever!!! YUM!!!
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:32 pm
My goodness – that looks extremely rich! With the amount of love I have for cheesecake I don’t think it would be wise for me to make this – I would probably eat the whole thing!
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:43 pm
O the decadence! That looks amazing.
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:00 pm
oh wow.
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:20 pm
I made a chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake for my boyfriend last year, and it was a stellar hit! Yours looks absolutely fabulous. Mmm, mmm. I’m pretty sure this is one of my most favorite cheesecakes. Sure to put a smile on anyone’s face.
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:41 pm
That looks really rich and amazingly delicious!
March 2nd, 2009 at 4:40 pm
You nailed this one.. That is the best way to forget what ails you!!
March 2nd, 2009 at 4:45 pm
that is one good lookin’ cheesecake. i love cookie dough!! the problem i have w/cheesecake is that once i make it i want to eat the whole thing ….and that is BAD
March 2nd, 2009 at 5:50 pm
i know a lot of cookie dough fans that would not consider this overload…well done
hope you are feeling less stressed soon.
March 2nd, 2009 at 5:53 pm
I am a big fan of the “screw-it” moment myself and always head for the food as well. For me it is the baked chocolate chip cookies that are my downfall even more than ice cream. This cheesecake looks insanely good.
March 2nd, 2009 at 6:22 pm
My husband is a cookie dough fanatic, and he does like his cheesecake, too. This will really appeal to him!
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Ohhhh my goodness, this is just what a super stressed out college student needs!!!!
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:31 pm
You are killing me here… oh wow! This looks so good.
I’m impressed that you even start with the exercise / journaling route. I think I’d go straight for the food. Well, I know I go straight to the food!
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:02 am
I do not want to wish any more bad days on you, but if this is the result….I hope you have a few more. !! This is a heart attack on a plate, but who cares when you feel down and out, right???
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:16 am
Now that would make my day. Worry about the calories another time.
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:18 am
Oh, I could use a couple of slices of this beauty right now, Pea. Not only it looks absolutely delicious, I need a sugar high to help me out through the day.
As for slicing the cheesecake, maybe dipping the knife in hot water and wiping it dry between slices would work, what do you think?
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:08 am
I’ll take this any day as a stress reliever!
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:54 am
Wow–the essence of a simple yet great idea. I’m surprised some major comfort food dining chain like Friday’s hasn’t taken this up–although I’m sure they wouldn’t do as good a job with it as you!
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:09 am
I made this once for a friend’s birthday. SO GOOD! Although I didn’t form the cookie dough in to perfect balls as you did and it didn’t cut as nicely. Awesome! Love your photos.
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:13 am
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and I go waaaay back. Used to have free tubs of B&J “seconds” in the dining hall (this is in Vermont, of course). A “second” meant there was too much cookie dough for retail. Ha! Very nice bit of decadence there, Peabody!
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:27 am
Yummmm! This is exactly what I always order for dessert at The Cheesecake Factory! Cookie dough ice cream is my fave food. I’ve never made a cheesecake, but this makes me want to try. Hubby loves cheesecake; I love cookie dough. Sounds like a done deal. Thanks for posting this! And I’m looking forward to your next cookie dough recipe, as you mentioned!!
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:50 pm
I need to have this cake or just the chocolate chip cookie truffles! I think I could eat those by themselves
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Looks fabulous! What a creative idea. I often sub 1/4 cup of milk for each egg in cookie dough recipes so I can eat it raw.
Love your blog!
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:46 pm
You’re killing me here! I’d gladly do a few extra miles in the morning to burn off these delectable calories!
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Hi Peabody,
this looks beautiful. I will make it this weekend to bring to a lunch we’re having at my boyfriend’s sister’s place.
The pictures and recipes are always stunning!
keep up the great work!
Eva
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Geeez! This would, ah, reduce a lot of stress for me; better than a valium would.
March 3rd, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Okay I’m tempted to go yell at someone down the hall to start a fight just so I have a really bad day and won’t feel guilty about eating this entire cheesecake!
March 3rd, 2009 at 3:19 pm
I am so with you on the cookie dough! My sister and I used to get the pillsbury cookie dough, break it in chunks and stir it into vanilla ice cream. That was our way of really loading the ice cream with the cookie chunks! Looking back, I think there was something really wrong with that!
March 3rd, 2009 at 3:47 pm
I just had a good idea. I think you should start your own vending machine filled with your desserts.
The ones where I work are filled with really horrible things.
I am sure a ‘bad day’ cheesecake would sell well!…put in lots of your caramel treats too.
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:27 pm
It looks so bad and so good at the same time!
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:28 pm
The cake looks mouthwatering! I’m sure it’s very much healing
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:32 pm
yum, that looks so good! In NZ our traditional choc chip cookies are the ones made with condensed milk and my favourite part is the cookie dough – i can only imagine how good that would taste dipped in chocolate!
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Next time I have a really, really bad day I’ll just come to your house and you can make some cheesecake…this one would be great! Looks fantastic.
March 4th, 2009 at 12:56 am
Oh, my. That is like my two favorite dreams united right there. Effing fanTAStic!
March 4th, 2009 at 6:01 am
Kickboxing is the BEST for stress relief! Although I’m sure you cheesecake comes in a close second!
March 4th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Woah. That’s about all I can say about this
March 4th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
cookie dough and cheesecake together at last…..how delicious this looks!
March 5th, 2009 at 12:11 am
This was delicious BTW! Thanks for sharing!
March 5th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Holy crap! I saw this on CakeSpy. You are such a genius!
March 5th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
[...] I may suck at the cake truffles, but I totally owned these (the original recipe calls them chocolate chip cookie dough [...]
March 6th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
That cheesecake looks so good!
March 8th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
*drool* I love cookie dough and cheesecake, so this is definitely a winner in my book!
March 9th, 2009 at 12:49 am
I made this cheesecake last week and it was FANTASTIC. My only critique is that the cookie dough truffles become a bit stodgy during the cooking process. Next time (and there WILL be a next time) I will simply add whole block of Lindt chocolate instead of the cookie dough. I am so impressed by this blog, please keep it up!
March 27th, 2009 at 9:54 am
MONET if you continue reading the comments on Peabody’s blog, please contact me. I also just made Choc Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars and it sounds like I had the same problem with the CCC Dough, it never came together until I added more melted butter. But then after baked, the cookie dough was hard! What recipe did you use?
stacielk@gmail.com
Peabody, that cheesecake looks awesome, and I may have to use that cookie dough recipe next time I make these bars. Thanks!
April 10th, 2009 at 1:46 am
Two of the most amazing foods man-made combined! Brilliance in thinking that made you come up with such inspiration!
This is a bit of heaven, and i have to say it even made me pee a little at very first glance.
April 11th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Try using Vanilla Sugar in the recipe. I got some online at Juliet Mae Spices. It has a whole vanilla bean inside flavoring the sugar, and you can use the bean too!
April 12th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Thanks for the recipe!! This is my son’s favorite and he bet me that I could not find a recipe for chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake, that I should just buy some at the Cheesecake Factory.
I am going to love making him eat his words when he comes home on leave.
May 4th, 2009 at 10:33 am
This was my 21st birthday cake.
It went down magnificently.
And the leftovers are getting me through some university induced stress
May 23rd, 2009 at 9:12 am
Dear lord this looks amazingly decadent…the b@stard child of cheesecake and chocolate chip cookies…
June 8th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
As promised, my son ate his words and your cheesecake. I had several friends who offered (actually begged) to taste test it. It was a tremendous hit!! Thank you!
September 30th, 2009 at 11:28 am
[...] That is what really counts…for cookies. These are the same cookie dough truffles used in my cheesecake and cupcakes. Just made a half a batch and made them ¼ of the size. I will admit making them tiny, [...]
October 11th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
I just made these truffles – yummy! Thanks so much for the recipe. Please check it out if you have time at http://the-red-deer.blogspot.com/2009/10/x-is-for-xiaodianxin-or-cookie-dough.html
December 14th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Ok, I am gonna make this, but what is a water batch? It says to “bake in a water batch at 350F for approximately 1 ½ hours.” Please advise. Thank you
January 9th, 2010 at 12:52 am
Stress gone! Just by looking at the photos.
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:55 am
This sounds absolutely delicious! I will definitely be making some of this for my next get-together. I just hope I can get all the timing right, I’m not much of a baker
April 15th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
Umm…did The Cheesecake Factory steal your recipe…and your picture for their website?!
April 15th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Seems someone submitted your picture to Thisiswhyyourefat.com with a link to the cheesecake factory website.
June 14th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Oh my! Oh my! I think that’s all I can say. Cheesecake and Cookie Dough – what a combination!!
August 19th, 2010 at 2:11 am
Hey there Peabody!
I’m planning on making this as a birthday cake. You saying the pieces didn’t cut neatly makes me worry, do you think I should use a different cheesecake recipe (and add truffles to it) or will a sharp knife do it?
August 21st, 2010 at 1:49 pm
I’m confused about what you mean by a different cheesecake recipe? It doesn’t cut neat because cheesecake is softer than the truffles. I got some good pieces. I find most people wont care what it looks like.
August 21st, 2010 at 10:31 pm
Ok thanks!
I just don’t like serving stuff that doesn’t look nice, after all its for a crowd and looks do matter.
Thanks a lot!