These Gingerbread Cookie Cups with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling are the perfect addition to any holiday baking tray. Soft and delicious gingerbread cookies filled with fluffy pumpkin cheesecake filling and topped with caramel sauce – these are the BEST holiday dessert around!
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Raise your hand if you’ve already started your Christmas baking!! It’s already the first week of December and I have to admit, I haven’t really started baking yet (insert sad-face emoji here). Truthfully, it’s more about how much freezer space I have than anything else…and no one wants stale Christmas cookies, am I right? One of my goals for 2018 is to get another freezer so I can freeze fresh berries and other fruits and vegetables for the winter and make all kinds of baked goods ahead of time for the holidays, like I used to be able to do! We’ve lived with a tiny freezer for almost two years now and it’s about time to expand our freezer space!
But enough of my freezer woes and on to Christmas cookies!! Aside from the typical Christmas shortbread, chocolate crinkle cookies, and Caramel Chocolate Shortbread Bars I make every single year, sometimes I like to make Christmas cookies that are just a little bit extra special. These Gingerbread Cookie Cups with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling are truly all that and more – they take Christmas cookies to a whole new level!
These Gingerbread Cookie Cups with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling are a variation of my ever-popular Best Ever Ginger Molasses Cookies. They’re baked in a mini muffin tin – here’s a link to my favourite if you’re looking for a good one! (affiliate link) – and then stuffed with the fluffiest pumpkin cheesecake filling you’ll ever try, and topped with caramel sauce and the cutest little gingerbread men sprinkles (affiliate link) you ever did see!!
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Seriously, just one bite of these Gingerbread Cookie Cups with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling and you’ll be in Christmas cookie heaven. They’re so perfect for serving on a Christmas cookie tray at any holiday party and they’re even great for kids! Just bake the cookie cups ahead of time and then take turns piping in the filling, drizzling on the caramel sauce and adding sprinkles! Who could resist?
Looking for even more delicious Gingerbread recipes? Try this delicious Gingerbread Spice Cake with Fluffy Cream Cheese Filling!
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I hope you love these Gingerbread Cookie Cups with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite Christmas treat to enjoy during the holidays?
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Looking for more gingerbread recipes? Check out the ones I have linked below!
- Gingerbread Cheesecake Bars
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- Best Ever Ginger Molasses Cookies (better than Starbucks!)
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- Slow Cooker Gingerbread Latte (Starbucks Copycat)
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Gingerbread Cookie Cups with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling
Recipe: Ingredients
For the cookie cups:
- 2/3 cup butter (at room temperature)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3 tablespoons white sugar for rolling
For the filling:
- 400 grams plain cream cheese (approximately 16 ounces)
- 4 tablespoons pumpkin pie filling
- 2/3 cup whipping cream, whipped to stiff peaks
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
For garnish/decoration:
- caramel sauce
- gingerbread men sprinkles
Recipe: Instructions
For the cookie cups:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a mini muffin tin by greasing it with butter (or your favourite baking spray).
- Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of your stand mixer (or use a hand mixer if you prefer) and beat on high until creamy and smooth.
- Beat in the egg and molasses on medium speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl until it's all incorporated.
- Add the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves, and mix on low speed just until incorporated.
- Roll the dough into small balls (just under 1 tablespoon each), dip in the white sugar and place in the mini muffin cups. Press your thumb into the cookie balls to spread the cookies slightly into the mini muffin cups (don't worry about this too much - you can re-shape them after baking while they're hot!).
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.
- While the cookies are hot from the oven, press the back of a teaspoon into the top of each cookie to create a cup shape.
- Let the cookie cups cool completely in the mini muffin cups before removing. This will help them keep their shape.
For the filling:
- While the cookie cups cool, make the cheesecake filling by adding the cream cheese, pumpkin pie filling and powdered sugar to a bowl.
- Whip on high speed until smooth.
- Fold in the whipped cream just until it disappears and the mixture begins to grow in volume slightly and become light and fluffy.
Assembly:
- Pipe the filling into the cooled cookie cups with your choice of piping bag and tip (or simply spoon it in if you prefer).
- Top with caramel sauce, gingerbread men sprinkles or toffee bits for an extra decadent holiday flair!
Recipe: Notes
Recipe: Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
These look amazing!!!
Thanks so much Ashley!
Hi Chrissie
I was wondering if you could freeze these wonderful little delights.
Thanks, Tammy
You can freeze them in freezer safe containers and thaw them in the fridge, but my favourite way to do this is freezing the cookies and making the cheesecake filling fresh when I serve them.
These cookies are so cute!
Thanks so much!! I hope you like the recipe!
These look so yummy! I can’t wait to try them.
I love pumpkin and cream cheese! And you can’t go wrong when you combine the two!
Thanks Nancy!! I hope you like the recipe!
Where can you get those cute mini gingerbread men sprinkles?
Great question!! You can find them here: http://amzn.to/2A37eOJ (this is my affiliate link).
I made this recipe for a family cook off and I won!!! It taste amazing!!!
Congratulations! 🙂
Can you freeze just the cookie cups and fill the day you need them
You sure can!
Can I make these using a cookie shot glass pan and, if so, what are adjustments in ingredient amounts and/or baking time?
I’m sorry, I’ve never tried making them in a cookie shot glass pan so I couldn’t tell you but if you try it please let us know. Happy baking ☺️
Made these today and they were magic. A great treat for the family. I had mini gingerbread candies left from last Christmas baking so very happy I saved them! A wonderful autumn flavor packed desert.
That sounds delicious!! Thanks so much Wendy!🙂
Loved it! A huge hit with everyone at Thanksgiving! The
right amount of cheesecake without feeling stuffed – u less you eat a half dozen!🤣
We agree Corinne 😉 Thanks!
Brought these to a bridal shower. Everyone wanted the recipe. People said they were to die for.
We agree 😉 Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment!
When the recipe calls for pumpkin pie filling do you mean canned pumpkin or is this something else?
Pumpkin pie filling is sweetened canned pumpkin, flavoured with pumpkin pie spices.
I love your blog and everything on it, especially the looks of these and your donuts! These cookies look absolutely delicious and BEAUTIFUL! I am going to try these for thanksgiving… they look beautifully complex but seem very simple. I hope to try much more of your creations. You have outdone yourself, Chrissie!!!!!!
We’re so happy you enjoyed it! Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback!
My family raved about these when I made them! They are now in my permanent baking rotation!
I’m so happy you and your family enjoy them. We always love it when our recipes make it into our readers’ permanent rotations. Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback!
Please post a website where the mini gingerbread men sprinkles are available. Are they candy sprinkles or actual gingerbread?
Here’s a link for the gingerbread man sprinkles. Hope it helps! https://amzn.to/3VwTKlU (afffiliate link)
Adorable little cookie that was the standout star of our Christmas cookie boxes last year – will definitely be making again. Easier than it looks to make and super delish – great combo of flavors.
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