Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake-Stuffed Sugar Cookies | Cozy Fall Treat

Ingredients

• Cream cheese: 4 oz, softened for cheesecake filling.
• Granulated sugar: 1/4 cup, for filling sweetness.
• Pumpkin purée: 2 tbsp, for fall flavor in filling.
• Pumpkin pie spice: 1/2 tsp, for spiced filling flavor.
• Vanilla extract: 1/2 tsp, for filling flavor.
• Unsalted butter: 3/4 cup, softened for cookie dough.
• Granulated sugar: 1 cup, for cookie dough sweetness.
• Egg: 1 large, for binding.
• Vanilla extract: 1 tsp, for flavor.
• All-purpose flour: 2 cups, for structure in cookie dough.
• Baking soda: 1/2 tsp, for leavening.
• Baking powder: 1/2 tsp, for leavening.
• Salt: 1/4 tsp, to balance sweetness.
• Pumpkin pie spice: 1 tsp (optional, for extra flavor).
• Granulated sugar: 1/4 cup, for rolling.
• Pumpkin pie spice: 1/2 tsp, for spiced rolling mixture.