We can’t hear the words “cookie dough” without involuntarily saying “yum!” We assume you feel the same way! Here are some recipes with cookie dough as the star.

Do’s of Dough

Origin

The earliest cookie-style cake was invented in seventh century CE Persia. Historians say that the first cookies were used as “test cakes” to test out the batter.

Safety First

Most manufacturers of premade commercial cookie dough use a heat treatment for flour and a pasteurization process for the eggs to avoid salmonella poisoning.

On Display

The National Cookie Cutter Historical Museum, located in Joplin, Missouri, displays all sorts of cookie cutters from around the world.

Cheesecake-Stuffed Cookies

Recipe by Esti Vago

My friend Brocha made cheesecake-stuffed chocolate chip cookies for our school bake sale, which was held right before Shavuos. Everyone who tasted them immediately added them to their kiddush and dessert plans. Here’s my simplified version.

YIELDS ABOUT 3 DOZEN COOKIES

• 8 oz (450 g) cream cheese, cubed
• ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
• store-bought chocolate chip cookie dough

Mix the cream cheese and sugar until smooth, preferably with an electric mixer.

Form 2 evenly sized balls out of the cookie dough. Flatten each dough ball into a flat circle. Scoop a teaspoon or so of the cold cream-cheese mixture and place in the center of one dough circle. Place the other circle on top and roll the dough into a ball around the cream cheese, making sure it’s sealed inside.

Follow the baking instructions on the cookie dough package, underbaking the cookies a bit rather than overbaking them. Once they’re cool, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Feel free to warm them up a bit before eating so the chocolate gets melty.