This would be very easy to make with your own homemade chocolate chip cookie dough — in fact, that’s what I’d do instead of using store bought. Simply make the dough, roll it into a log and wrap in plastic wrap and then cut as directed in the instructions.

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
from Mr. Food

3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 (16.5-ounce) rolls refrigerator chocolate chip cookie dough

~ Preheat oven to 350°.

~ In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla until well mixed; set aside.

~ Slice cookie dough rolls into 1/3-inch slices. Arrange slices from one roll over bottom of a greased 9″ x 13″ baking dish; press together until there are no holes in dough.

~ Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over dough; top with remaining slices of cookie dough.

~ Bake 45 to 50 minutes, or until golden and center is slightly firm. Remove from oven, let cool then refrigerate. Slice when well chilled.

~ Serving tip: Serve the cheesecake plain, with chocolate or fudge sauce, or whipped topping – whatever is your favorite.

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The FDA is currently investigating 66 supposed E. coli illnesses across 28 states that are reported to be linked to the raw cookie dough, and 25 of those people have been hospitalized though no one has died.

They’re advising consumers, retailers and restaurateurs who have bought the dough to throw it away. Proper baking of the dough would normally kill any E. coli present, but since the dough was eaten raw that precaution obviously wasn’t followed. Because of the investigation it’s recommended the dough not be cooked anyway because of the possibility of cross-contamination.

The recall includes refrigerated cookie bar dough, cookie dough tubs, cookie dough tubes, limited edition cookie dough items, seasonal cookie doughs and Ultimates cookie bar dough. It does not affect any other Toll House products. A full list of specific products can be found at ABCLocal.

Haven’t we been told for years and years now not to eat cookie dough because of the raw eggs in it? I hope none of these people decide to go after Nestle, who swiftly rolled out the recall within 24 hours of first hearing of the problem, and who clearly state on the packages that the dough should not be eaten raw.

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My husband stopped at the store to pick up some milk on the way home from work and caught sight of these teeny little containers of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. He got one each for our daughters (they were on sale $10 for 10 — the ice cream, not the daughters ), and the girls thought they were the neatest thing ever. He said they also had Cookie Dough and Cherry Garcia available.

They’re 3.6 oz each and even come with a little plastic “scoop” spoon under the lid.

That’s one of my seven year-old’s holding her ice cream, so you can get an idea of how small these are.

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