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Three Gingerbread Cookie Cups topped with gingerbread person decorations and swirls of frosting, displayed on a white cake stand against a soft blue, festive background. Sparkling silver decorations are visible in the foreground.

Gingerbread Cheesecake Cookie Recipe

Gingerbread Cookie Cups are a fun holiday treat with spiced cookie shells and creamy cheesecake filling—easy, festive, and perfect for Christmas.

Course desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword Gingerbread Cheesecake Cookies, Gingerbread Cookie Cups
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings 16
Author Momma Lew

Ingredients

Cookie Cups:

  • ¾ cup butter softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3 TBSP molasses
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 ½ tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp nutmeg
  • Small pinch of cloves
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp cornstarch

Cheesecake Filling:

  • 12 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat mini cupcake pan with cooking spray. 
  2. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  3. Add the molasses and egg, beat until well combined.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients, then to the wet ingredients and mix until fully combined..
  5. Make balls of about 2 tbsp. of cookie dough. And place into each muffin cup.
  6. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  7. Remove from oven and using a the back of a small teaspoon measuring spoon press in the cups of the cookie to form the bowl.
  8. Allow cookies to finish cooling.
  9. While cookies are cooling, make the cheesecake filling.
  10. Mix the cream cheese, brown sugar, powdered sugar, ginger and cinnamon together until smooth.
  11. Pipe the cheesecake filling into cookie cups.
  12. These are best stored in the refrigerator until ready to serve.  

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Recipe Notes

Keep filled cookie cups in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days.