Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Reserve 8 whole Oreos and 8 whole chocolate chip cookies for garnish. Place the remaining cookies into two separate Ziploc bags and crush them into coarse pieces.
- In a chilled bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Set aside in the refrigerator.
- In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until completely smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes.
- Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract to the cream cheese and beat until fully combined.
- Gently fold the chilled whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until no white streaks remain. Do not overmix.
- Divide the cheesecake batter evenly into two bowls. Leave one white, and add royal blue gel food coloring to the other, mixing until brightly colored.
- Transfer the blue batter into one piping bag and the white batter into a second piping bag.
- Pipe a layer of blue cheesecake into the bottom of each plastic cup.
- Add a layer of crushed chocolate chip cookies, followed by a layer of white cheesecake, then a layer of crushed Oreos.
- Repeat the layering process until the cups are full, ending with a swirl of cheesecake on top.
- Garnish each cup with half of a reserved Oreo and half of a chocolate chip cookie.
- Secure dome lids on the cups and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving to allow the dessert to set.
Notes
Gel food coloring is essential; liquid food coloring will thin out the cheesecake batter too much. Chilling is mandatory for the proper texture.