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Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies

Deliciously Soft Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies You’ll Love

These Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies combine classic pumpkin flavors with velvety cream cheese richness for a cozy autumn treat.
Prep Time 42 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 53 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Calories: 150

Ingredients
  

Cheesecake Filling
  • 8 oz Cream cheese Softened to room temperature
  • ¼ cup Granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
Cookie Dough
  • 110 g Butter Melted
  • 100 g Granulated sugar
  • 100 g Dark brown sugar
  • 120 g Pumpkin purée Blotted to remove moisture
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 240 g All-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground allspice powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground nutmeg powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground ginger powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
Sugar Coating
  • 50 g Granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon

Equipment

  • Medium bowl
  • small saucepan
  • electric mixer
  • Spatula
  • Baking Sheet
  • Parchment Paper
  • Cookie scoop

Method
 

Step‑by‑Step Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, granulated sugar, and ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract and blend until smooth.
  2. Melt 110 g of butter and let it cool to room temperature.
  3. Blot 120 g of pumpkin purée to remove excess moisture.
  4. Mix cooled butter with 100 g granulated sugar and 100 g dark brown sugar until fluffy.
  5. Add pumpkin purée, one egg, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the sugar mixture and mix well.
  6. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, and salt.
  7. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture until just combined.
  8. Chill the dough for 1 hour.
  9. Mix 50 g of granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon for coating.
  10. Preheat the oven to 175ºC (350ºF) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  11. Scoop and shape the dough into balls, rolling them in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
  12. Flatten each cookie and make an indent in the center.
  13. Fill the indents with cheesecake mixture.
  14. Bake for 9-11 minutes until lightly golden at the edges.
  15. Cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 90mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 450IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 0.5mg

Notes

Cool melted butter before mixing to prevent spreading. Blot pumpkin purée to avoid sogginess. Chill dough for an hour for best results.

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