🍩 Cinnamon Kissed Cheesecake Donut Cookies
cinnamon cheesecake donut cookies are a dessert hybrid—soft cookies shaped like donuts, filled or flavored with cheesecake cream, and finished with a warm cinnamon-sugar coating.
They taste like a mix of donut + cookie + cheesecake, all in one bite.
🧾 Ingredients
🍪 Cookie dough
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
🧁 Cheesecake filling
- ½ cup cream cheese (softened)
- 2–3 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla
🍯 Cinnamon coating
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1–2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp melted butter
👨🍳 How to Make Them
1. Make cheesecake filling
- Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla
- Chill in fridge so it firms up slightly
2. Make cookie dough
- Cream butter and sugar
- Add egg and vanilla
- Mix in flour, baking powder, and salt
- Form a soft dough
3. Shape cookies
- Take a small ball of dough
- Flatten slightly
- Add a small spoon of cheesecake filling in the center
- Cover and shape into a “donut-like” cookie (hole optional)
4. Bake
- Bake at 180°C for 10–12 minutes
- Until edges are lightly golden
5. Cinnamon finish
- Brush warm cookies with melted butter
- Roll in cinnamon sugar mixture
🍽️ Result
- Soft, cake-like cookie texture
- Creamy cheesecake center
- Warm cinnamon-sugar coating
- Dessert that feels like a bakery treat
🧠 Tips
- Don’t overbake or they’ll dry out
- Chill filling for easier shaping
- Add a pinch of nutmeg for extra warmth
☕ Serving Ideas
- With coffee or tea
- As a dessert platter treat
- Slightly warm for best cheesecake melt
If you want, I can also give you a no-bake version, a air fryer shortcut, or a stuffed chocolate variation.
