Description
These Gingerbread Cheesecake Cookie Cups are the perfect way to start off Christmas! A soft, chewy gingerbread cookie cup is filled with a brown sugar spiced no bake cheesecake. SO good!
Ingredients
Gingerbread Cookies
- 2 1/4 cups (293g) all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- pinch of cloves
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup (168g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup (150g) packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3 tbsp (45ml) molasses
Cheesecake Filling
- 12 oz (339g) cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups (201g) powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ยฐF (176ยฐC) and spray a cupcake/muffin pan with non-stick spray.
- Combine the flour, spices, baking soda and salt in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.
- Add the butter and brown sugar to a large mixer bowl and beat for 2-3 minutes, until light in color and fluffy. Donโt skimp on the creaming time.
- Add the egg and molasses and mix until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix until well combined, but donโt over mix.
- Make balls of about 2 tbsp of cookie dough (I like to use a cookie scoop). Press cookie dough into the bottom and about 1/2 way up the sides of each cupcake cup, forming a cup shape.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until just beginning to turn golden on the edges.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes. Use the bottom side of a measuring tablespoon to press in the cups of the cookie if needed. Remove to cooling rack to finish cooling.
- Once the cookies have cooled, make the cheesecake filling. Mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and cinnamon together until well combined and smooth.
- Pipe or scoop cheesecake filling into the cookie cups and top with sprinkles, if desired.
- Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Best served cool or close to room temperature, but not super cold. Best if eaten within 3-4 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories: 324
- Sugar: 25.3 g
- Sodium: 159 mg
- Fat: 16.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 41.3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 56 mg