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Good Morning Pumpkin!

Waking up at 3:00 am and quietly sneaking downstairs to snatch up one of these delicious pumpkin breakfast treats was just what I needed to get me through til morning. I am not usually a middle of the night snacker, but last night the flavors of pumpkin and cinnamon and cream cheese were calling my name!

I love the absolutely delicious combination of pumpkin and cream cheese, so, I selfishly added a cream cheese center to these treats. These pumpkin cookie treats are slightly sweet, soft and chewy.

Ingredients:

1. 2 ½ cups all-purpose white flour + 1 tablespoon set aside
2. 1 teaspoon baking soda
3. 1 teaspoon baking powder
4. 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
5. ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
6. ½ teaspoon ground clove
7. ½teaspoon allspice
8. ½ teaspoon salt
9. ¾ cup granulated white sugar
10. ¾ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
11. ½ cup unsalted butter softened
12. 1 cup pumpkin puree
13. 1 large egg
14. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Center Ingredients:

1. 8oz package of softened cream cheese
2. ¾ cup confectioners sugar
3. ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

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• preheat oven to 350℉
• in a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, baking power, and spices

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• in a medium sized mixing bowl combine egg, sugar, vanilla, pumpkin and butter , beat with an electric mixer until it is creamy

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• pour pumpkin mixture into the flour mixture and combine well using a spoon

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• drop spoonfuls of batter about 1 ½ tablespoons for each onto a prepared cookie sheet, use parchment or grease the pan with butter or margarine

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• using your thumb dusted with flour, make a thumbprint in the center of the cookie

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• blend together cream cheese, confectioners sugar and vanilla until it is smooth

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• bake for 15 minutes

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