Pumpkin Filled Cookies Aka Pumpkindoodles

• 1 cup Butter
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 2-1/4 cups Flour
• 1/4 teaspoons Salt
• 4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese
• 1 cup Canned Pumpkin
• 3 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice, Divided Use
• 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar, Divided Use

1. Make the cookie dough: Cream together the butter, vanilla and powdered sugar. Add the flour and salt. Mix until blended. The dough will be stiff. Set aside.
2. Make the filling: Cream together the cream cheese, pumpkin, 1-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice and 1/4 cup of granulated sugar. Set aside.
3. Make the sugar mixture: In a small bowl, mix the remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
4. Roll the cookie dough into balls about the size of a walnut (1" to 1-1/4"), flatten slightly. Roll the dough in the sugar mixture and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Make a well in the center of the cookie dough and fill with pumpkin filling (spoon it or pipe it into the well).
5. Bake at 375u0b0F for 11-13 minutes or until lightly golden on edges of the cookie. Cool completely. Makes about 36 cookies.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/pumpkin-filled-cookies-aka-pumpkindoodles/ (may not work)