Description
Delightful Gingerbread Cheesecake Cookies blend warm, spicy gingerbread flavors with a creamy cheesecake filling, making them a perfect holiday treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 oz (170 g) cold cream cheese
- 3 tbsp (38 g) granulated white sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 6 tbsp (75 g) granulated white sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground allspice
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 2 1/2 cups (313 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup (168 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (165 g) packed light brown sugar
- 2 egg yolks, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup (113 g) unsulphured molasses
Instructions
- Prepare the Cheesecake Filling: In a mixing bowl, beat the cold cream cheese, 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar, and vanilla until fluffy. Scoop the mixture into 18 small balls and freeze until firm for about 30 minutes.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, spices, baking soda, and salt.
- Make the Cookie Dough: Cream the softened butter and light brown sugar until fluffy. Add egg yolks, molasses, and remaining vanilla, mixing until smooth.
- Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients: Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until a soft dough forms.
- Form the Cookies: Scoop the dough into 18 equal balls. Flatten each ball and wrap it around a frozen cheesecake ball.
- Roll in Spiced Sugar: In a bowl, mix the remaining sugar with spices and roll each cookie ball in this mixture.
- Bake the Cookies: Place cookie balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 350°F (177°C) for 11-12 minutes or until puffy with set edges.
- Cool Down: Cool the cookies on the sheet for about 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
Ensure cream cheese is cold before mixing and don’t skip freezing the cheesecake filling for the best texture in cookies.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg