Description
Soft pumpkin cookies with a creamy cheesecake center.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in 1 large egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix in the pumpkin puree.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- For the filling, beat the softened cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, egg yolk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth.
- Scoop about 2 tablespoons of pumpkin cookie dough for each cookie and flatten slightly in your palm. Place about 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese filling in the center. Gently fold the edges of the dough around the filling to enclose it completely, rolling into a ball.
- Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheets, spaced 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the edges are set. Do not overbake.
- Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- You can dust the tops with powdered sugar after they cool for presentation.
- Chill the cream cheese filling for 15 minutes if it seems too soft to handle.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 22
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 26
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 55
Keywords: pumpkin, cheesecake, cookies, fall baking, spiced cookies, cream cheese filling