Pumpkin Cheese Cookies
Pumpkin cheesecake meets snickerdoodles in this epic cookie. The soft and chewey cookie is scrumptious alone and when you add this epic creamcheese filling these cookies are simply irresistible!
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 24Cookies | 20Minutes |
| Cook Time | Passive Time |
| 10-15Minutes | 30-60Minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- 1tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2tablespoon freshly-ground ground nutmeg
- 2tablespoons freshly grated ginger
- 1cup unsalted butterat room temperature
- 1cup granulated stevia
- 1/2cup Coconut Sugar
- 1cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1tablespoon vanilla extract
- Filling Ingredients:
- 8ounces cream cheesesoftened
- 1/4cup stevia
- 1tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 lemonzested and juiced
- Cinnamon-sugar coating:
- 1/2cup granulated stevia
- 1tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1tablespoon ground ginger
- 2teaspoons ground nutmeg
- Dash of allspice
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together. Set aside
- Use paddle attachment to beat butter and stevia on medium high speed until fluffy about 2-3 minutes.
- Blend in pumpkin puree, ginger, molasses, egg and vanilla
- Slowly add dry ingredients on low speed just until combined.
- Cover and chill dough for an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 and line your baking sheets with parchment paper
- In a small bowl, combine the stevia and spices for the coating and set aside.
Cream Cheese Filling
- Mix cream cheese, stevia, vanilla, lemon juice, and lemon zest with mixer until smooth and creamy
Recipe Notes
Look at those scrumptious cookies! This is definitely a cookie that your family is going to flip for!!
Start by creaming the butter and stevia using the paddle attachment on your mixer. Add pumpkin puree, ginger, molasses, egg and vanilla and mix well. Slowly fold in dry ingredients
Form into a ball and refrigerate for an hour
Use mixer to mix cream cheese filling until smooth and creamy
Roll a tablespoon of the dough into a ball
Use fingers to press ball flat
Add a teaspoon of the cream cheese filling and cover with another flattened cookie ball. Pinch edges closed
Roll into a ball
Roll dough ball in cinnamon sugar mixture
Flatten with the bottom of glass and bake on parchment paper 2 inches apart for 10-15 minutes
Enjoy!!