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Would you like to make mini chocolate cheesecakes for your next party? You will enjoy this recipe as the crust for the cheesecakes is an entire whole cookie. The cookie is the infamous Girl Scout cookie is the Samoas. Coconut caramel chocolate cookies add just the right amount of coconut and additional crunch to the baked cheesecakes. Once the mini cheesecakes are baked and chilled, chocolate ganache and fresh whipped cream is added for the garnish. Even a fresh raspberry adds to the decor of these sweet little bites.

These cookies are baked in a cupcake liner in a muffin/cupcake pan. The Samoas Girl Scout cookie is placed whole in the bottom of the cupcake liner followed by the chocolate cheese cake filling.

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How to Make Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes

You will need cream cheese, eggs, cocoa, sour cream or greek yogurt, sugar and vanilla for the cheesecake filling and a box of Girl Scout Cookies Samoas or Mint. For the ganache you will need chocolate chips and heavy whipping cream.

Note, if you don’t have Girl Scout cookies use favorite chocolate cookies for the crust or crushed graham crackers. This is a baked cheesecake.

Let’s Make Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line cupcake baking pan with cupcake liners. Set aside. Adjust oven rack to middle of oven.
  2. Place one Samoa or small chocolate cookie to bottom of cupcake liner. Set aside while you make cheese cake filling.

Chocolate Cheesecake Filling:

  1. In small microwave bowl with chocolate chips. melt in microwave at 30 second intervals. Set aside.
  2. In medium mixing bowl, add cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, cocoa, sour cream, salt and melted chocolate. Mix on medium high speed until mixture is smooth and creamy. 
  3. Place one small cookie in bottom of cupcake liner. Samoas are coconut, caramel and chocolate drizzled cookies, place drizzled side up in bottom of liner.  Scoop cheesecake filling on top of cookie in liner filling 3/4 full. 
  4. Bake in 325°F oven for 17-20 minutes. Center will be semi soft. You will be chilling the mini cakes and this will firm up the cheesecake. Allow cakes to cool 5 minutes before removing from baking pan. Allow to cool then cover with plastic wrap or place in container with lid and chill until ready to serve.
  5. Make ganache and whipped cream right before serving for best results.

Make Ganache:

In small microwaveable bowl, add heavy whipping cream. Microwave at 30 second intervals until cream is very warm but not boiling. Remove from microwave and add chocolate chips. Allow to sit 5 minutes before stirring.  Stir until smooth and glossy. 

Make Whipped Cream:

In medium mixing bowl, add chilled heavy whipping cream, confectioner’s sugar, and vanilla. Using whisk attachment, whip cream on high speed until semi firm peaks form. Set aside for assembly.

Assemble Mini Cheesecakes:

Remove cupcake paper from cheesecakes. Spoon desired amount of ganache over cheesecake, dollop whipped cream or pipe with large round piping tip. Garnish with fresh raspberry or crushed cookies. 

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Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes

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Girl Scout Samoas cookie provides base for chocolate cheesecake filling in a cupcake liner. Once baked the Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes are garnished with ganache and fresh whipped cream and raspberries. 

  • Author: Liz Bushong
  • Prep Time: 20 mintues
  • Cook Time: 17-20 mintues
  • Total Time: 40-45 mintues
  • Yield: 12 mini cheesecakes 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: America

Ingredients

Scale

Cookie Base:

12 Girl Scout Samoas or other small chocolate cookies

Chocolate Cheesecake Filling:

2 packages cream cheese, at room temperature

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup cocoa powder

2 large eggs, at room temperature

1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature

1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted

Ganache

1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

1/4 cup chocolate chips

Fresh Whipped Cream- Make right before serving.

1 cup heavy whipping cream, well chilled

1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Garnish:

fresh raspberries

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line cupcake baking pan with cupcake liners. Set aside. Adjust oven rack to middle of oven.
  2. Place one Samoa or small chocolate cookie to bottom of cupcake liner. Set aside while you make cheese cake filling.

Chocolate Cheesecake Filling:

  1. In small microwave bowl with chocolate chips. melt in microwave at 30 second intervals. Set aside.
  2. In medium mixing bowl, add cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, cocoa, sour cream, salt and melted chocolate. Mix on medium high speed until mixture is smooth and creamy. 
  3. Place one small cookie in bottom of cupcake liner. Samoas are coconut, caramel and chocolate drizzled cookies, place drizzled side up in bottom of liner.  Scoop cheesecake filling on top of cookie in liner filling 3/4 full. 
  4. Bake in 325°F oven for 17-20 minutes. Center will be semi soft. You will be chilling the mini cakes and this will firm up the cheesecake. Allow cakes to cool 5 minutes before removing from baking pan. Allow to cool then cover with plastic wrap or place in container with lid and chill until ready to serve.
  5. Make ganache and whipped cream right before serving for best results.

Make Ganache:

In small microwaveable bowl, add heavy whipping cream. Microwave at 30 second intervals until cream is very warm but not boiling. Remove from microwave and add chocolate chips. Allow to sit 5 minutes before stirring.  Stir until smooth and glossy. 

Make Whipped Cream:

In medium mixing bowl, add chilled heavy whipping cream, confectioner’s sugar, and vanilla. Using whisk attachment, whip cream on high speed until semi firm peaks form. Set aside for assembly.

Assemble Mini Cheesecakes:

Remove cupcake paper from cheesecakes. Spoon desired amount of ganache over cheesecake, dollop whipped cream or pipe with large round piping tip. Garnish with fresh raspberry or crushed cookies. 

Notes

* Samoas are coconut chocolate caramel drizzled Girl Scout cookies. They are small enough to fit the base of the a standard cupcake liner. Be sure to use the drizzled side of cookie upright in the bottom of the cupcake liner.  Any small cookie will work for cheesecake base. 

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