Cheesecake Stuffed Cookies!

These chocolate chip cookies are stuffed with a cheesecake surprise! RECIPE: https://sugarspunrun.com/cheesecake-s... Ingredients FILLING: 8 oz cream cheese softened (224g) 3/4 cup powdered sugar (90g) 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Cookies 1 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature (226g) 1/2 cup sugar (100g) 1 cup brown sugar tightly packed (200g) 2 large eggs room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (5ml) 3 cups all-purpose flour (380g) 2 teaspoons cornstarch (Note: the video mistakenly says 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch, I meant to say 2 teaspoons, but honestly 2 Tbsp will work your cookies will just be thicker). 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (170g), plus additional for topping ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips (56g) Instructions Filling 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Prepare the filling first by stirring together cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract until smooth and creamy. 00:47 Scoop the filling by level 1 Tablespoon and drop on a plate or baking sheet lined with wax paper. Place in the freezer while you prepare cookie dough. Cookies 01:10 In the bowl of a stand mixer (or in large bowl using electrical mixer), cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Scrape sides of bowl. 01:37 Add eggs and vanilla extract. Beat until well-combined. 01:50 In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.   02:06 Gradually add dry ingredients to wet, stirring until well-combined. 02:23 Fold in chocolate chips. 02:39 Transfer dough to the refrigerator and chill dough for 15-30 minutes or until no longer too sticky to handle. 02:52 Once chilled, scoop dough into approximately 3-Tablespoon-sized scoops. Make an indent with your thumb, remove a single dollop of frozen cream cheese filling from the freezer and press in the center then fold dough around cream cheese so that none is exposed. 03:15 Roll the dough gently into a ball, place on a wax paper lined plate or baking sheet, and chill in the refrigerator for another 15 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375F (190C). 03:44 Once dough has chilled and oven is preheated, place dough on parchment paper lined cookie sheet, spacing each cookie at least 2" apart, and bake on 375 for 11-13 minutes, 04:03 Within 2 minutes of removing cookies from oven, gently nestle remaining chocolate chips on top of each cookie. Facebook:   / sugarspunrun   Instagram:   / sugarspun_sam   Pinterest:   / suga.  . Email List: https://sugarspunrun.com/subscribe/