Description
Tender, spiced Pumpkin Pie Cookies with a creamy pumpkin custard center made from cream cheese and whole eggs, finished with pumpkin pie spice and optional vanilla whipped cream.
Ingredients
COOKIE DOUGH
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup neutral oil (or additional butter)
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 whole egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup pumpkin purée (not pie filling)
PUMPKIN PIE FILLING
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup pumpkin purée
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 whole egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- Pinch fine sea salt
OPTIONAL VANILLA WHIPPED CREAM
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, very cold
- 1 Tbsp powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
3. Beat butter, oil, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy; beat in egg, vanilla, and pumpkin purée.
4. Mix dry into wet just until combined.
5. Beat cream cheese until smooth; add pumpkin purée, sugar, egg, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, and salt; mix until silky.
6. Scoop 1 1/2 Tbsp dough mounds; press a deep well in each.
7. Spoon ~1 tsp filling into each well.
8. Bake 10–12 minutes until edges set and centers are slightly soft. Cool 5 minutes on sheets, then transfer to a rack.
9. Whip cream with powdered sugar and vanilla to soft peaks; pipe on cooled cookies if desired.
Notes
Press deep wells for more filling without overflow.
Measure pumpkin carefully for best texture.
Top with vanilla whipped cream just before serving.
Store chilled up to 4 days; freeze up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg