Pumpkin Cheesecake Filled Sugar Cookies

INGREDIENTS

For the cheesecake filling:

1/4 cup

Reduced-fat Cream cheese (Not fat free)

1 tbsp

Granulated sugar

1 tbsp

Light brown sugar (packed)

2 tbsp

Pure canned pumpkin

1/2 tsp

Pumpkin pie spice

For the cookies:

1 1/2 cups

White whole wheat flour (7 oz)

1/4 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Cornstarch

1 tsp

Baking powder

1 tsp

Pumpkin pie spice

1/2 cup

Un-salted butter (melted *)

1/4 cup

+ 2 Tbsp Granulated sugar

1/4 cup

+ 2 Tbsp Dark brown sugar (packed)

Egg (at room temperature)

1 tsp

Vanilla extract

For rolling:

3 tbsp

Granulated sugar

3/4 tsp

Pumpkin pie spice