Creamy No-Bake Cheesecake Bites

Name: Creamy No-Bake Cheesecake Bites
Ingredients: 1 package (7 oz) crisp butter cookies, such as Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Butter Cookies (about 24 cookies); 1 package (7 oz) crisp butter cookies, such as Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Butter Cookies (about 24 cookies); 4 tablespoons unsalted butter or vanilla bean ghee, melted; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter or vanilla bean ghee, melted; 1 tablespoon sugar; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; 1 (16 oz) package cream cheese, at room temperature; 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes
9–10
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Tastemaker

By Scot Louie

Published 2024

About

A no-bake dessert feels like a relief, an exhale, a reward if you will. Achieving these creamy and delicious bites without turning on an oven or stove brings me so much joy. If you are hosting, this is a great dessert to prepare and refrigerate while you finish getting ready for your guests.

Ingredients

1 package (7 oz) crisp butter cookies, such as Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Butter Cookies (about 24 cookies)

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Place the butter cookies in a food processor and process into fine crumbs. Transfer the cookie crumbs to a medium bowl and stir in the butter, sugar, and salt until the mixture looks like wet sand.

Line 16 cups of 2 (12-cup) cupcake pans with paper or foil liners. Add 1 packed heaping tablespoon of the cookie crumb mixture to each cup. Use a small glass to press the cookie crumbs into a