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Pumpkin Cinnamon Cheesecake Cookies

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Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies with a Cheesecake Center

Fall means pumpkin desserts, and these cookies live in our cookie jar all season. A spiced pumpkin cookie dough wraps around a creamy cheesecake center and is rolled in cinnamon sugar. They are spiced with Aromatic 3Hills Cinnamon, Ground Natural Makhir Ginger, and, if you like, Golden Lakadong Turmeric for a nice golden color.

Cheesecake Filling

  • 6 oz full-fat cream cheese
  • ⅓ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp Aromatic 3Hills Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Cookies

  • ½ cup 100% pumpkin puree (blotted to ⅓ cup)
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2¾ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • ½ tbsp Ground Natural Makhir Ginger
  • 1 tbsp Aromatic 3Hills Cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp Golden Lakadong Turmeric (optional, for a nice golden color)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp fine salt

For Rolling

  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp Aromatic 3Hills Cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Mix together all the cheesecake filling ingredients and refrigerate while you make the cookie dough.
  2. Blot the pumpkin puree with a paper towel to remove moisture. For a more cake-like cookie, do not blot it completely. Set aside.
  3. Mix the dark brown sugar, granulated sugar, and melted butter.
  4. Add the pumpkin puree, egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and mix well.
  5. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, salt, Ground Natural Makhir Ginger, Aromatic 3Hills Cinnamon, and Golden Lakadong Turmeric (if using).
  6. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and refrigerate for an hour or two, or overnight.
  7. Divide both the cheesecake filling and the cookie dough into 12 equal parts for 12 cookies (or 18 for smaller cookies).
  8. Flatten each piece of dough into a small patty, place a piece of cheesecake filling in the middle, and roll into a ball, covering the filling completely.
  9. Combine the sugar and cinnamon for rolling in a shallow dish. Roll each cookie in the mixture and place on a cookie sheet.
  10. Bake at 400°F for 12–15 minutes.

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