Cheesecake-Stuffed Ginger Cookies
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Ingredients
- Cream cheese
- Confectioners sugar
- Egg yolk
- Vanilla extract
- Crystallized ginger
- Fresh ginger
- All-purpose flour
- Black pepper
- Salted butter
- Baking soda
- Sanding sugar
Instructions
- Prepare the cheesecake filling by combining soft cream cheese, confectioners sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Freeze small dollops of the mixture.
- Chop crystallized ginger and fresh ginger. Mix with flour, black pepper, salted butter, and baking soda to make the cookie dough.
- Form the cookie dough into balls and wrap each around a frozen cheesecake dollop.
- Roll the filled cookies in sanding sugar and place them on a baking tray.
- Bake the cookies one tray at a time until the edges are dry. Optionally, shape them into perfect rounds while still warm.
- Let the cookies cool on the tray before transferring them to a rack to cool completely.
- Enjoy the creamy cheesecake-stuffed ginger cookies with a delightful combination of spiciness and sweetness.
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