Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake

Are you one of those people who love raw cookie dough? (Looks around guiltily.....)

Are you one of those people who love cheesecake?

Hmmm, I thought so.

This is the BEST of both of those worlds.  A three step cheesecake recipe that is ready to go into the oven in just a few minutes combined with our love of chocolate chip cookie dough.

2 (8 oz.) packages, Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 t. vanilla

2 eggs

3/4 cup prepared chocolate chip cookie dough, divided

1 Keebler Ready Crust Graham Cracker Pie Crust (6 oz. or 9 inch)

Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs; mix until blended. Drop 1/2 cup of the cookie dough by level teaspoonfuls into batter; fold gently.

Pour into crust.  Dot with level teaspoonfuls of remaining 1/4 cup cookie dough.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.

From the Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese Cheesecake Cookbook