Description
This no-bake sugar cookie cheesecake is your holiday party hero: a buttery sugar cookie crust, fluffy cream cheese filling, and festive sprinkles—all without turning on the oven. It comes together in minutes, chills while you sip cocoa, and slices like a dream. A Christmas dessert that looks bakery-fancy but keeps the stress low.
Ingredients
Crust:
2½ cups finely crushed sugar cookies (about 12 oz)
6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2 tbsp granulated sugar
Pinch fine sea salt
Filling:
24 oz (3 blocks) full-fat cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
½ tsp almond extract (optional)
⅔ cup full-fat sour cream (or plain Greek yogurt)
¼ tsp fine sea salt
1¼ cups heavy cream, very cold
Topping:
1 cup whipped cream (piped or dolloped)
½–⅔ cup Christmas sprinkles
Crushed sugar cookies (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
1. Line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment on the bottom and lightly grease the sides.
2. Mix crushed sugar cookies, melted butter, granulated sugar, and salt until the texture resembles damp sand. Press into base and 1–1½ inches up sides. Chill 20–30 minutes.
3. Beat softened cream cheese until smooth and velvety (2–3 minutes).
4. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, almond extract, and salt. Beat until glossy. Mix in sour cream until fully incorporated.
5. Whip heavy cream in a cold bowl to medium-stiff peaks.
6. Gently fold whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture in 2–3 additions until no streaks remain.
7. Spoon filling into chilled crust and smooth the top.
8. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight for best slicing.
9. Before serving, top with whipped cream, festive sprinkles, and optional crushed cookies.
10. Slice using a thin knife dipped in hot water and wiped dry between cuts.
Notes
Room-temperature cream cheese helps prevent lumps.
Medium-stiff peaks give the filling a cloud-light texture that holds its shape.
Use jimmies or confetti sprinkles—nonpareils tend to bleed color.
Chill at least 6 hours; overnight is ideal for clean slices.
To freeze, wrap undecorated cheesecake tightly and store up to 1 month. Thaw in fridge overnight, then decorate before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 105mg