Description
Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies: Soft, spiced pumpkin cookies filled with a dreamy cream cheese swirl—pumpkin cheesecake flavor in cookie form for cozy fall gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- For the pumpkin cookie base:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp salt
- For the cream cheese filling:
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until creamy.
- Add pumpkin purée, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet until a soft dough forms.
- For the filling, beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
- Scoop about 1½ tablespoons of cookie dough and flatten slightly. Place 1 teaspoon of cream cheese filling in the center, then top with another small piece of dough and seal edges gently.
- Arrange on baking sheets and bake for 12–14 minutes, until edges are just set but centers remain soft.
- Let cool completely before serving. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
- Tip: Do not overmix the dough to keep cookies tender.
- Centers stay soft for that cheesecake-like texture.
- Yield is approximately 18 cookies.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 264 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg
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