Gingerbread Cheesecake Cookies

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add cream cheese to a bowl.
  2. 2Add granulated sugar to the cream cheese.
  3. 3Add vanilla extract to the cream cheese mixture.
  4. 4Mix the cream cheese filling until smooth.
  5. 5Scoop portions of the cream cheese filling onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  6. 6Add molasses to a bowl.
  7. 7Add granulated sugar to the bowl.
  8. 8Add dark brown sugar to the bowl.
  9. 9Add egg yolks to the bowl.
  10. 10Add softened unsalted butter to the bowl.
  11. 11Mix the wet ingredients until well combined.
  12. 12Add all-purpose flour to a separate bowl.
  13. 13Add ground ginger to the flour.
  14. 14Add cinnamon to the flour.
  15. 15Add nutmeg to the flour.
  16. 16Add salt to the flour.
  17. 17Add baking soda to the flour.
  18. 18Whisk the dry ingredients together.
  19. 19Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients bowl.
  20. 20Mix the dough until combined.
  21. 21Scoop a portion of gingerbread dough.
  22. 22Flatten the gingerbread dough.
  23. 23Place a scoop of cheesecake filling on the flattened dough.
  24. 24Enclose the cheesecake filling with the gingerbread dough to form a ball.
  25. 25Roll the cookie dough ball in cinnamon sugar.
  26. 26Place the coated cookie dough balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  27. 27Bake the cookies until golden brown.

Ingredients

  • 0.25 cup molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.5 cup granulated sugar
  • 0.5 cup dark brown sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter; softened
  • 2.33 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp nutmeg
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp baking soda
  • 8 oz cream cheese; softened
  • 0.25 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Equipment

bowlmixerbaking sheetparchment papercookie scoopwhisk