Easy Cheesecake Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 , 4.8 ounce
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 stick unsalted butter , softened
• 0.5 cups brown sugar
• 1 large egg , divided
• 0.33 cups cream cheese , softened
• 0.25 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

2. 2

   Combine flour, crushed graham crackers, and baking powder in a bowl.

3. 3

   Beat butter, brown sugar, and egg white together in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add to the dry ingredients and mix until moist.

4. 4

   Combine cream cheese, sugar, and egg yolk in another bowl; beat until creamy.

5. 5

   Use a small ice cream scoop to scoop cookie batter onto the prepared baking sheet. Press a little pocket into the center of each cookie with a small spoon. Add equal amounts of cream cheese filling to each pocket.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool before removing from the baking sheet.