Pumpkin Cheesecake Filled Cookies

 This is one dainty cookie.

These cookies are perfect to show off and take to parties!

You think there's a lot of work that goes into these cookies

BUT actually,

the cookies are super easy to make.

I especially love how the cookies keep their shape after baking.

Pumpkin cheesecake in a Cookie!

FANTASTIC!

Ingredients
makes 2 dozen

3 c all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 c sugar
1 c salted butter, cold & cut into chunks
1 egg
1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Filling
4 oz package cream cheese
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c pumpkin puree
1/4 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

*use extra filling to dip cookie in, it's delicious!

Instructions

1. Whisk 3 c flour and 2 tsp baking powder, set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, beat 1 c sugar and 1 c salted butter until creamy.  Add 1 egg and 1 tsp vanilla.
3. Add flour to butter mixture. Mix until well combined.
4. On floured surface, knead dough for a couple seconds until dough is smooth.
5. Roll out dough to 1/4 in thickness. Flour cookie cutter and cut out cookie dough.
6. Filling, Beat 4 oz cream cheese, 1/2 c sugar, 1/2 c pumpkin, 1/4 c whipping cream and 1 tsp vanilla until well blended and creamy.
7. Add 1/2 tsp of filling to each cookie.  Lightly press 2nd cookie on top.  Lightly press fork around the edges to seal cookie.
8. Lay cookies 1-2 inches apart on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
9. Bake in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes.
10. Completely cool on wire racks.

 Instructions with pictures

Whisk 3 c flour and 2 tsp baking powder, set aside.

In a separate bowl, beat 1 c sugar and 1 c salted butter until creamy.  

Add 1 egg and 1 tsp vanilla.

Add flour to butter mixture. Mix until well combined.

On floured surface, knead dough for a couple seconds until dough is smooth.

Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness. 

Flour cookie cutter and cut out cookie dough.

Filling: Beat 4 oz cream cheese, 1/2 c sugar, 1/2 c pumpkin, 

1/4 c whipping cream and 1 tsp vanilla 

until well blended and creamy.

Add 1/2 tsp of filling to each cookie.  

Lightly press 2nd cookie on top.

Press fork around the edges to seal cookie.

Lay cookies 1-2 inches apart on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes.

Completely cool on wire racks.

 Save the extra pumpkin cheesecake filling to dip your cookies in!