5 from 120 votes
Easy Cheesecake Filled Pumpkin Thumbprint Cookies
These pumpkin thumbprint cookies have a spiced soft dough made with cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, combined with pumpkin puree for moisture. After baking, a thumbprint indentation is filled with a smooth cream cheese and butter frosting sweetened with powdered sugar and vanilla. The resulting cookies balance pumpkin flavor with creamy, sweet filling, offering a tender yet structured texture ideal for holiday or seasonal treats.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
21
cookies
Calories:
92 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 1 ¼ c all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ butter softened
- ¼ c. brown sugar packed
- ¼ c white sugar
- 1 egg large
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ c pumpkin puree
For the filling:
- 2 tablespoon butter softened
- 4 tablespoon cream cheese 2 oz at room temperature
- 1 c powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º
- Combine dry ingredients in a small mixing bowl, and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugars together until fluffy.
- Beat in egg, and then vanilla and pumpkin purée, beating until fully incorporated between each addition.
- Stir in flour mixture until fully mixed.
- Drop cookie dough by the tablespoon onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake in center of oven for 10 minutes until just done. Firm but not brown.
- Remove from oven and immediately press a “thumbprint” into the center of each cooker using the back of a spoon (such as a ½ teaspoon measuring spoon or the end of a wooden spoon). Let cool completely before icing.
- While the cookies cool, combine cream cheese icing ingredients and beat together until smooth.
- Once cookies are completely cooled, fill each with icing using a piping bag with a star tip. *See notes below Sprinkle any add-on toppings on while the icing is still moist.
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Notes
- If a piping bag is not available, use a small plastic bag with a corner cut off to pipe the cream cheese filling.
- Pipe the filling in a circular motion to create a decorative swirl on each cookie.
Nutrition Information
Calories
92kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.4g
(2%)
Trans Fat
0.05g
(3%)
Cholesterol
13mg
(4%)
Sodium
81mg
(3%)
Potassium
28mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
982IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 21 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 92
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 92kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Trans Fat | 0.05g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 81mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 28mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 982IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.