Easy to make Cookie Butter Cheesecake recipe that only requires 8 ounces of cream cheese!
Cookie Butter Cheesecake
In this post we will be chasing this Swirled Cookie Butter Cheesecake.
Do you know about Cookie Butter, aka one of the greatest things ever invented, aka omg good get it away from me before I eat anymore, aka omg get it away from me before I eat anymore – no wait a minute, please bring it back to me? Cookie Butter can be bought at Trader Joe’s and it basically tastes like you are eating a Gingerbread Cookie house.
Trader Joe’s suggest that you put Cookie Butter on pancakes and snacks, but whatever, I will continue to eat it with a spoon like it was meant to be eaten. Unfortunately though after many spoonfuls worth a few days ago I realized that one 1 serving is 1 tablespoon. WHAT? How guilty did I feel? Very. How many more spoonfuls did I eat to get me out of this guilty depression? Many.
Once you have it, you will always crave it. You will change your schedule around to be near Trader Joe’s when at all possible. You will tell yourself you are only buying 1 jar then as soon as you see it will you buy multiples to have as many hits as you crave. I am not saying I want you to become addicted to Cookie Butter because it will lead you down a long and delicious road full of your childrens missed plays and wondering if people know you are secretly hiding a Cookie Butter addiction or not.
At the same time I really want you to try Cookie Butter if you can. I think everyone should taste this goodness once in their life because it really is magical. I suggest buying a jar, eating 1 spoonful and then throwing it away immediately. And then because I know this will happen, you will be scraping around your trash can at 3AM to find the rest of the jar – but I am not condoning that, it’s just what’s going to happen. Actually I think it’s almost impossible to only eat 1 serving at a time, I’m serious. Try it, you will fail. I am sorry for not being more positive, but Cookie Butter… it just takes over your life.
So one night recently I decided to eat Cookie Butter a different way then with a spoon. Enter this Swirled Cookie Butter Cheesecake into my life. This Cheesecake rules for many reasons:
It’s really really delicious.
This is meant to be a quick recipe. I am even using a pre-made crust. Feel free to make a homemade one if you have the extra minutes.
This recipe only uses 1 8oz package of Cream Cheese. So many recipes call for 3+ packages of cream cheese, not this one.
Cookie Butter is mixed inside the cheesecake then drizzled on top. That gives the Cheesecake a delicious cookie taste.
Repeating it’s really really delicious.
I hope you give this Cookie Butter flavored Cheesecake a taste! You’ll just love it.
Swirled Cookie Butter Cheesecake
PrintIngredients
- 1 9 inch graham cracker crust
- 8 oz package of cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch of salt
- 2 eggs
- 6 tablespoons cookie butter
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar together until fluffy.
- Add lemon juice, vanilla, salt, eggs and 4 tablespoons of cookie butter. Continue beating until all combined.
- Pour into graham cracker crust.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until set.
- Put remaining 2 tablespoons of cookie butter in microwave for 10 seconds until slightly melted. Drizzle over cheesecake.
- Chill in refrigerator. Leave cake chill for at least 1 hour before serving.
Jennifer @ Not Your Momma's Cookie says
Holy delicious!!
Aimee / Wallflower Girl says
I love your animated gifs haha, I’m imagining the slice of cheesecake with little wheels on it 🙂 I can’t believe I didn’t know about cookie butter – I must find it in the UK! And when I do, I will make this – because it looks amaaaaaazing
tableofcolors says
So glad that your boyfriend talked you into trying cheesecake…you would be missing out on a fantastic dessert! Your cake above looks wonderful!
kimmythevegan says
Oh wow – this sounds super delicious. And the pictures… yum!
Ok, so I never had a fear of mayonnaise haha ;p I got quite the kick out of you recounting tales of your childhood though. I was just a plain picky eater until about my mid-twenties and didn’t even try cheesecake until then. I’m curious to try and veganize this pie!
Pamela says
Let me know if you do and how it goes!
Lidia says
Oh Pamela, now you’ve got me craving cookie butter and I don’t even know what that is. We don’t have that here, nor do we have Trader Joe’s. Darn it! I feel like I’m missing out on something. And by the looks of that cheesecake pie, I am. And I just love that pie running away, trying to get out of your grasp! 🙂 It reminds me of a mouse… so I called my kitties over and they just stared at the screen, fascinated!
Pamela says
Hope your kitties were able to catch up with this cheesecake and share a piece with you! 😉
Rika says
Cheesecakes are my favorite childhood desserts. When I became a vegan, I was afraid that I wouldn’t eat them again, and now there are just so many to make from vegan to raw! Love the animated shot, haha, I feel like a kitty chasing a toy mouse ;(
Samina | The Cupcake Confession says
Cookie Butter!!!!!!!!! Just the name makes me salivate! I wonder what would happen if I tasted it! ^.^ And to put it in a cheesecake!!!??? This is DELICIOUS on an all new level! Yum!
sowmya says
Wow this looks delicious 🙂 I love cheesecakes, thanks for sharing this recipe 🙂
Ruby @ The Ruby Red Apron says
Glad you got over your cheesecake fear. haha This looks delicious! And with cookie butter swirled inside?! More deliciousness!
Von says
I used to be scared of cheesecake too! But that was because I had a pretty bad one once with I was young, and I used to hate cheese 😉 But I love cheesecake now and yours looks amazing!! It’s a shame I probably can’t buy cookie butter anywhere near where I live….but after your description of how addictive it is, it’s probably for the better 😉
John@Kitchen Riffs says
We don’t do a whole lot of cookie butter anything simply because the stuff is so habit forming! But in cheesecake? Definitely should give this a try! Thanks. And Happy Thanksgiving!
ela @ gray apron says
What an intro! I had to laugh :)) Beautiful cake, have to try it! Happy Thanksgiving!
Dina says
it looks delish!
Alla says
Pamela!!!!!!! I think this is brilliant! I’m pinning and making this tomorrow… I was going to make a carrot cake but I have to have this now, my 2.5 year old will probably never eat anything else ever again after having this… but we’ll cross that bridge when we must. Wheeeee!
ATasteOfMadness says
My brother also used to be scared of cheesecake. But that was only because he wouldn’t eat anything with the word “cheese” on it.
This looks so good, I want to try this for Christmas
Davida @ The Healthy Maven says
Still haven’t come around to cheesecake…I know. Maybe mixed with some cookie butter I will? New Years Resolution, get over cheesecake aversion!
Beth @ bethcakes says
I completely understand your mayo fear. Mayo and mustard are out for me, so we always had to check food in the drive thru too! This cheesecake, though. Cheesecake definitely intimidates me, but if it is swirled with cookie butter, how could I not make it!? 🙂
Joanne says
I have similar feelings towards mayo aka the devil’s sandwich spread. UGH. I can’t believe someone dared to put it on grilled cheese. I gagged just thinking about it.
I’m so glad you came around to cheesecake though because YUM. And whoa to this!
laurasmess says
Oh my gosh!!!! Pam, this cheesecake looks absolutely heavenly… I’ve never actually eaten cookie butter (shock horror!) as it isn’t sold here but now I’m even more determined to find some now. Love the ‘sneaky cheesecake’ GIF too, ha! Gorgeous post xx
Dan from Platter Talk says
Pamela,
I love this post; for many reasons. First of all, this cookie butter cheesecake looks and sounds absolutely incredible. Secondly, you helped me to realize that I was too stupid (naive) to be afraid of making a cheesecake. I made my first one a couple of months ago, it was not perfect, but it really wasn’t that bad. That whole experience, along with your post, has made me appreciate the concept of a “healthy fear” of cheesecakes. Lastly, your post has caused me to have a very definite fear of cookie butter. It sounds like the stuff that dreams (and for me addictions) are made of. I must get to a Trader Joe’s!! Thanks for this post and all your others, I really enjoy seeing what you are up to, in the kitchen and on the farm. Hoping that you and yours enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!!
Mimi @ Culinary Couture says
Your gif is sooo cool! Personally, I haven’t gotten on the cookie butter train but I know that I need to soon!
Tracy | Pale Yellow says
Oh my! This looks amazing! I appreciate your advise to buy cookie butter taste a little and throw the rest away! Have you tried the chocolate swirled cookie butter? It’s even more addicting!
Pamela says
I saw it at the store and had both in my hands but I thought it would be too much a walk on the wild side. Should I do it?!
Ash-foodfashionparty says
Haha, true this is like a drug. Looks absolutely delicious.
Hey, I share the same dislike for mayo as you, cannot stand it, will not serve it to kids..I run away from it.
Mary Frances @ The Sweet {Tooth} Life says
Yes to cheesecake! Yes to cookie butter! This looks delicious. You and me – opposite:) I love all things cream cheese, sour cream, ricotta, mayo, basically all things white and dairy! But especially cream cheese and honestly, its the best of them all, so if you like it, then you’re more than good in my book:)
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
Can you believe that I have never had cookie butter? But don’t worry, I am one my way to Trader Joe’s to buy some because this cheesecake looks amazing!
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says
That first gif, I’m dying!!!! Oh girl, you’re hilarious 😉
And the cheesecake sounds out-of-this-world amazing! I’d love a big slice of it right now ;D