CREAM CHEESE STUFFED PUMPKIN COOKIES RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Cream Cheese Stuffed Pumpkin Cookies Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by á-42072

Number Of Ingredients 20

3 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup Splenda (or white sugar)
1 cup vegetable oil
1 (15-ounce) can of pumpkin
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
CREAM CHEESE FILLING
1 (8-ounce) package of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 (16-ounce) package of powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
One pinch of cinnamon

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat together brown sugar, Splenda (or white sugar), oil and pumpkin. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, followed by the vanilla. In a separate bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until combined. Using a pastry bag with a round tip, or a big zip top plastic bag with one corner snipped, squeeze out circles of batter, starting from the middle and working outward until the circles are about 2 inches in diameter. Bake for 11 and cool on a rack. CREAM CHEESE FILLING Beat together cream cheese and butter. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. Frost flat side of half the pies and top with another piece.