Chocolate Cheesecake Cups With Candied Pecans Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
• Roll the cookie dough into 1-inch (2 ½ cm) balls and place them in a greased muffin tin.
• Using your hands or a shaped tool, press the dough balls down so they form a cup shape.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth and no lumps remain.
• Fold in the whipped topping.
• Scoop the cheesecake filling into a piping bag or a plastic sandwich bag.
• Once the cookie cups have baked and cooled, remove them from the muffin tin. Pipe the cheesecake filling into each cup.
• Serve with chocolate syrup or fresh fruit.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 325 degrees F. Paper-line 24 muffin cups. Cut each square of dough in half. Place one piece of dough in each muffin cup.
• BAKE for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookie has spread to edge of cup.
• BEAT cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, eggs and vanilla extract in medium bowl until smooth. Spoon about 3 tablespoons cream cheese mixture over each cookie in cup.
• BAKE for additional 15 to 18 minutes or until set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Place pecan in center of each cheesecake.
• PLACE morsels in small, heavy-duty plastic bag. Microwave on HIGH (100%) power for 20 seconds; knead. Microwave at additional 10-second intervals, kneading until smooth. Cut tiny corner from bag; squeeze to drizzle over each cheesecake.