Name: Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 9 min
Total time: 99 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: For Cookies:; 1 can (15 ounces) Green Giant® 100% Pure Pumpkin; 1 cup light brown sugar; ¾ cup butter, softened; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 Tablespoon pumpkin pie spice; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; For Cheesecake Topping:; 4 ounces cream cheese, softened; ½ cup butter, softened; 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 sheets of graham crackers, crushed (for topping)

FULL RECIPE

Serving Size: 24

Prep Time: 90 minutes

Cook Time: 9 minutes

Green Giant product(s) used: Green Giant® 100% Pure Pumpkin

Lists of ingredients:

For Cookies:
1 can (15 ounces) Green Giant® 100% Pure Pumpkin
1 cup light brown sugar
¾ cup butter, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt

For Cheesecake Topping:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
2 sheets of graham crackers, crushed (for topping)

STEPS

1 Lay a cheesecloth over small bowl and add pumpkin on top. Twist cloth around pumpkin and squeeze water out into bowl.

2 In large bowl using a stand or hand mixer, add pumpkin from cloth, brown sugar and butter. Mix until smooth.

3 In separate bowl, whisk together flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt.

4 Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix on low until combined. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.

5 In medium bowl, add cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Mix until combined. Cover and refrigerate.

6 Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

7 Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough into hands. Roll to form a ball. Add onto baking sheet and lightly flatten. Make a small thumbprint indent in the middle of the dough. Repeat to make 24 cookies.

8 Spoon 2-3 teaspoons of cream cheese filling into center of each cookie.

9 Bake 9 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs. Let cool completely on a wire rack.

TIPS & TRICKS

If you enjoy these pumpkin cream cheese cookies and want to try other pumpkin cheesecake-flavored recipes, try our Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake and Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip recipes.

Serving Size: 24

Prep Time: 90 minutes

Cook Time: 9 minutes

Green Giant product(s) used: Green Giant® 100% Pure Pumpkin

For Cookies:
1 can (15 ounces) Green Giant® 100% Pure Pumpkin
1 cup light brown sugar
¾ cup butter, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt

For Cheesecake Topping:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
2 sheets of graham crackers, crushed (for topping)