Easy Cheesecake Filled Pumpkin Thumbprint Cookies
These easy, cheesecake-filled pumpkin thumbprint cookies have all the delicious pumpkin spice flavors of fall topped with a simple sweet and tangy cream cheese icing. Just 20 minutes to prep and only 10 minutes to bake!
Servings: 21 cookies
Calories: 92kcal
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 1 ¼ c all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ butter softened
- ¼ c. packed brown sugar
- ¼ c white sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ c pumpkin puree
For the filling:
- 2 tablespoon butter softened
- 4 tablespoon cream cheese 2 oz at room temperature
- 1 c powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º
- Combine dry ingredients in a small mixing bowl, and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugars together until fluffy.
- Beat in egg, and then vanilla and pumpkin purée, beating until fully incorporated between each addition.
- Stir in flour mixture until fully mixed.
- Drop cookie dough by the tablespoon onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake in center of oven for 10 minutes until just done. Firm but not brown.
- Remove from oven and immediately press a “thumbprint” into the center of each cooker using the back of a spoon (such as a ½ teaspoon measuring spoon or the end of a wooden spoon). Let cool completely before icing.
- While the cookies cool, combine cream cheese icing ingredients and beat together until smooth.
- Once cookies are completely cooled, fill each with icing using a piping bag with a star tip. *See notes below Sprinkle any add-on toppings on while the icing is still moist.
Notes
If you don't have a piping bag, fill a small plastic bag with icing and twist the top to eliminate air. Cut one bottom corner off and squeeze gently to pipe and fill the cookies. If you go in a quick circular motion, it will make a little swirl on each cookie.
Nutrition
Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 982IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.5mg