1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons sour cream
COOKIES:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup canned pumpkin, strained
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cinnamon sugar
1In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and sour cream until until smooth. Measure by heaping tablespoonfuls and freeze on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
2In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5 to 7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Spread pumpkin on plate; lightly dab with paper towel (repeatedly) to remove liquid. Add pumpkin to creamed mixture; mix well.
3In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture. Measure by quarter cupfuls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet; refrigerate until dough is firm enough to shape, about 1 hour.
4Preheat oven to 350°. Using the bottom of a measuring cup, flatten each dough portion. (If the dough sticks to the bottom of the measuring cup, use slightly damp hands as an alternative to flatten cookies.) Working quickly, place a frozen filling portion into the center of each dough piece; wrap dough around filling to cover completely, shaping into a ball. Roll ball into cinnamon sugar; refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
5Place 3-4 cookies 4 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until tops appear dry and edges are browned, about 17 to 20 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Store in the refrigerator.
Total Time
Prep: 30 Min. + Chilling Bake: 20 Min./Batch + Cooling
Ready to make the ultimate fall cookie? Our pumpkin cheesecake cookies are filled with pumpkin pie spice and real pumpkin puree, then stuffed with a cheesecake-like filling and rolled in cinnamon sugar.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 353 calories, 18g fat (11g saturated fat), 69mg cholesterol, 254mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate (30g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.