Creamy Thumbprint Cherry Cheesecake Cookie
This Creamy Thumbprint Cherry Cheesecake Cookie recipe uses raspberry, blueberry, strawberry or cherry and is coated in graham cracker crumbs.
Equipment
- rimmed baking sheet
Ingredients
- 7 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 6 ounces cream cheese
- 3 graham crackers, crushed
- 1 can (12 oz) cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Melt butter in microwave safe dish add sugar, vanilla, cream cheese, and combine.
- Add one egg yolk and stir until thoroughly mixed together.
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Stir until a creamy, soft dough forms.
- Place graham crackers in resealable bag and smash with rolling pin, until you get crumbs.
- Roll dough in 2 inch balls, coat in graham cracker crumbs, place on cookie sheet. Press the center of the cookie with your thumb and make an impression. Open a can of cherry pie filling, spoon two cherries into the center of each cookie.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until cherry filling is bubbly.
- Place on rack to cool for 10 minutes. Enjoy every bite!
