The Secret to The Best Apple Cider Cheesecake Cookies
These are the best apple cider cheesecake cookies! They are super chewy apple cider cookies stuffed with creamy cheesecake filling, brushed with butter, and sprinkled with spiced sugar. They’re the perfect fall cookie and every apple cider lover will adore them!
- Prep Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours 1 minute
- Yield: 16 cookies
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
For the Apple Cider Reduction:
2 cups (480 ml) apple cider
For the Cheesecake Filling:
6 oz (170 g) cream cheese, cold
3 tbsp (38 g) granulated white sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
For the Apple Cider Cookies:
1 3/4 cups (218 g) all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup (168 g) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup (165 g) light brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup (50 g) granulated white sugar
2 egg yolks, room temp
2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp (30 ml) apple cider reduction
For the Spiced Sugar:
1/4 cup (50 g) granulated white sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
Pinch ground allspice
1–2 tbsp (14–28 g) salted butter, melted
Instructions
1. Make the apple cider reduction: Simmer cider until reduced to 2 tbsp (30 ml), thick and sticky. Cool.
2. Prepare cheesecake filling: Mix cold cream cheese, sugar, vanilla until fluffy. Scoop into 16 balls (2 tsp each). Freeze until solid.
3. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment.
4. Make cookie dough: Whisk flour, spices, baking powder, soda, salt. In another bowl, cream butter + sugars 2 min. Add yolks, vanilla, apple cider reduction, beat 3–5 min until fluffy. Add dry mix, combine just until mixed.
5. Chill dough 15–20 minutes.
6. Assemble: Scoop dough into 16 balls (1.5 tbsp). Flatten, place frozen cheesecake ball inside, seal and roll smooth.
7. Bake 11–12 minutes, 6 at a time. Cool.
8. Make spiced sugar: Mix sugar + spices in bowl.
9. Finish: Brush cookies with melted butter, roll/sprinkle with spiced sugar. Serve!
Notes
Tips:
• Freeze cheesecake filling solid before stuffing.
• Dough must be chilled to prevent spreading.
• Don’t skip the cider reduction – it intensifies flavor.
• Best served the same day but keep airtight up to 3 days.
Nutrition: Approximate values based on ingredients.
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