Description
Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake-Stuffed Sugar Cookies are soft, chewy fall treats with a surprise creamy center. Each cookie wraps a spiced pumpkin cheesecake filling in a sugar cookie dough, rolled in cinnamon sugar and baked to cozy perfection.
Ingredients
- Cheesecake Filling:
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin purée
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- Cookie Dough:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup pumpkin purée (drained if watery)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Cinnamon-Sugar Coating:
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, pumpkin purée, and pumpkin pie spice until smooth. Scoop into small balls, place on parchment-lined tray, and freeze for 30 minutes.
- In a large bowl, cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and drained pumpkin purée. Mix well.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt until a dough forms. Chill dough for 15–20 minutes.
- Flatten each dough ball and place a frozen cheesecake ball in the center. Wrap dough around the filling and roll into a ball.
- Roll each cookie in cinnamon sugar and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 12–15 minutes until edges are set but centers are still soft. Cool on pan for a few minutes before transferring to wire rack.
Notes
- Add mini chocolate chips to the dough for extra richness.
- Use a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend for a GF version.
- Swap filling with Nutella or cookie butter for flavor variation.
- Ensure the pumpkin purée is well-drained to avoid sticky dough.
- Freeze baked or unbaked cookies for longer storage.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
