Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies

Pinch and Twist Cinnamon Cookie Dough + Pumpkin Cookie Dough. Make a little well, stuff with cream cheese. Get real cute and put it all on a graham cracker. I mean we gotta start getting in cookie baking reps before GO TIME in December, right?

Makes 12 cookies

For the Cinnamon Cookie Dough

1 stick butter, super soft

⅓ cup sugar

¼ cup light brown sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup + 1 Tablespoon flour

2 Tablespoons milk powder

2 Tablespoon cinnamon

¾ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon baking powder

Pinch baking soda

For the Pumpkin Cookie Dough

1 stick butter, super soft

⅓ cup sugar

¼ cup light brown sugar

½ cup pumpkin puree

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup + 2 Tablespoons flour

2 Tablespoons milk powder

1 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon baking powder

To layer and stuff

12 graham cracker squares

6 oz cream cheese

Heat oven to 350F, and line two baking sheets.

In one bowl, prep the Cinnamon Cookie Dough: mix together butter and sugars until smooth.  Add egg and vanilla stir until smooth. Add all dry ingredients and stir together until just combined. Pop in fridge while you prep the rest.

In another bowl, prep the Pumpkin Cookie Dough: mix together butter and sugars until smooth. Add pumpkin and vanilla and stir until smooth. Add all dry ingredients and stir together just until combined. Pop in fridge while you prep the rest.

Place 12 graham cracker squares evenly spaced across the two baking sheets. Cut cream cheese until 12 squares and round between the palms of your hands.

Grab dough out of fridge and scoop some cinnamon dough into your hand, then some pumpkin dough into your hand, and pinch and twist the doughs together to create a dough swirl. Well out the center and plop the cream cheese round in the middle, shape the cookie dough around it and place on a graham cracker square, using the palm of your hand to flatten, if needed.

Repeat until all ingredients are gone.

Bake 350F 10-12 minutes where your cookies will puff, crackle and spread. Cool completely at room temperature before crushing.