Ingredients
Scale
For the chocolate cookie crust:
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/6 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 small egg (or 1/2 of a large egg)
- 7 Tablespoons butter, at room temp
For the filling:
- 9 Tablespoons butter, melted then cooled
- 4 oz. cream cheese or Neufchatel
- 5 oz. cottage cheese
- 2 small eggs (or 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/6 cup cornstarch
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the ingredients for the crust until it comes together into a smooth cookie-like dough. If your dough is too crumbly (mine was!), add a little sprinkle of water until it comes together. Put in a covered container in the fridge and allow to cool for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. and butter a 7-inch springform pan. Roll out half the dough to fit the bottom of the pan and press it into the bottom. Then roll the rest of the dough into a thin log. Set aside part of the roll, then put the rest in a ring around the sides of the pan and press it up the sides.
- Melt the butter and set aside. In a small blender or mini food processor, blend up the cream cheese, cottage cheese and eggs until smooth. Pour into the mixing bowl from earlier and add the remaining filling ingredients. Using an electric mixer, beat until smooth, adding the melted butter in at the end and mixing that in as well.
- Pour the filling into the prepared crust. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Tear the remaining dough into bits and sprinkle them about the top of the cheesecake filling after 15 minutes of baking. Bake at 350 F. for 40 – 50 more minutes or until the top is golden brown and almost set.
Notes
For a 10-inch springform pan, double the recipe, except only 3 eggs in the filling.
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Keywords: Cheesecake, German, Chocolate, Cookie