The most extraordinary Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies made by beating 6 oz softened cream cheese 3 tbsp powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla smooth dropping teaspoon portions onto parchment freezing minimum 30 minutes until completely firm then whisking 2 cups flour 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt beating 1/2 cup softened butter and 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 2 minutes adding 1/2 cup pumpkin puree 1 room temperature egg and vanilla mixing combined adding flour mixture on low just combined mixing 3 tbsp sugar 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice in bowl preheating oven to 350°F removing one frozen cream cheese portion flattening 1 tbsp pumpkin dough in palm placing cream cheese center wrapping completely pressing seams firmly rolling smooth then generously in cinnamon-pumpkin spice sugar placing 2 inches apart baking 11 to 13 minutes until edges just set and tops still slightly soft cooling 5 minutes on sheet. A completely perfect soft pumpkin spice cream cheese cheesecake center cinnamon-pumpkin sugar rolling fall cookie recipe.