Sopapilla Cheesecake Skillet Cookie

This Sopapilla Cheesecake Skillet Cookie is a giant cinnamon cookie stuffed with a cheesecake filling and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.

Sopapillas are one of my favorite things in the world. Give me a hot sopapilla drizzled with honey and I will literally be the happiest girl in the world, bonus points if there are more than one!

Sopapilla cheesecake comes in at a close second because it is pretty much all the best things in life: breading, cheesecake filling, and cinnamon sugar. I couldn't resist taking the idea of sopapilla cheesecake and turning it into a skillet cookie. Y'all, this is one you don't want to miss out on!

Ingredients for Sopapilla Cheesecake Skillet Cookie

Ingredients for skillet cookie:

• All-purpose flour. Measuring the flour correctly is very important. I suggest weighing your flour out (I use this scale). If you want to use a measuring cup, make sure you spoon the flour into the cup and level it off with a knife. Don’t use the cup to scoop directly from the flour
• Baking soda. This will give our skillet cookie the rise we are looking for.
• Salt. Salt is a must in baked goods. It will help to balance out the sweetness and improve the overall flavor.
• Ground Cinnamon. This will add flavor to the skillet cookie
• Unsalted butter. I always make sure to use unsalted butter when baking because there is no “standard” for the amount of salt they can add to butter. So if you add salt to a recipe and then use salted butter you could end up with a very salty end product.
• Brown sugar. Brown sugar adds a chewy texture to the finished product.
• Vanilla. Vanilla is a must in baked goods just like salt. Real vanilla adds a better flavor than imitation vanilla.
• Egg. It will be easier to incorporate the eggs into the batter if they are at room temperature.

Ingredients for cheesecake filling:

• Cream Cheese. The cream cheese needs to be at room temperature to make a super smooth filling.
• Vanilla. See above.
• Granulated Sugar. We just need a little bit of sugar to sweeten the filling.

How to make a Sopapilla Cheesecake Skillet Cookie:

Cheesecake Filling

STEP 1: In a small bowl combine the room temperature cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar. Mix until fully combined and smooth. Set aside.

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

STEP 1: In a small bowl combine the sugar and cinnamon. Mix until fully combined. Set aside.

Sopapilla Cheesecake Skillet Cookie

STEP 1: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees (F). If you’re using a cast-iron skillet you shouldn’t need to do anything to make it non-stick (The one I used was given to me by my grandma, but this one is the same size and the same brand as the other cast-irons I cook with.) If you don’t have a cast-iron skillet you can just use a small baking dish for the same effect. Either one needs to be 5 or 6 inches and you will need to spray a baking dish with non-stick spray.

STEP 2: In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until free of lumps.

STEP 3: In another medium bowl beat the softened butter, sugar, and vanilla until soft and creamy. Add egg and beat well.

STEP 4: Add flour mixture in two additions. Mix until just combined after each addition.

STEP 5: Press half of the dough into the bottom of the skillet.

STEP 6: Spread the cheesecake filling over the dough. Leave about a ½ inch space on the sides.

STEP 7: Spread the rest of the cookie batter on top. Be sure to fully cover all of the cheesecake filling.

STEP 8: Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the top of the skillet cookie.

STEP 9: Place the skillet in the oven with a cookie sheet underneath. This will catch any of the dough that might spill over.

STEP 10: Bake for about 30-35 minutes for a doughy center. You can bake for 5-10 minutes longer if you would like your cookie to be more done in the center.

STEP 11: Remove the Sopapilla Cheesecake Skillet Cookie from the oven and serve immediately. Top with ice cream if desired.

How to serve a skillet cookie

• Skillet cookies are best served warm, about 5-10 minutes out of the oven.
• You can make the dough ahead of time and bake it off when ready to serve.
• You can serve the skillet cookie with spoons and allow people to share or cut the cookie into slices, like a pizza.

More Skillet Cookie Recipes

• Cookies and Cream Skillet Cookie- A deep dish cookie filled with chunks of Oreo cookies.
• Stuffed Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie- A thick chocolate chip cookie filled with even more chocolate!
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Skillet Cookie- A giant peanut butter cookie stuffed full of chocolate chips.

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