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    Home » Desserts

    Cream Cheese Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies

    Published: Dec 3, 2017 · Updated: Nov 30, 2021 by Angela Coleby · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads ·

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    These thumbprint cookies are baked with cream cheese and flavoured with warm gingerbread spices.  Coconut flour keeps these cookies low carb and gluten free.

    Delicious gingerbread thumbprint cookies that have a smooth vanilla centre.  You could change the flavour of the filling if you so wished.  I was tempted to make this with a chocolate filling, but perhaps next time.  Oooh, maybe lemon too!  That’s just occurred to me.  I think that it would work better than chocolate.  Never thought that I’d type the words better than chocolate though.

    thumbprint cookies

    The trick with this recipe is to ensure that the cream cheese and butter are soft. Room temperature soft.  I left mine out a bit too long with the room temperature being very warm here.  The butter was about 10 minutes of becoming liquid!  However, the recipe worked out well and it made it a lot easier to blend.  

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    I took these thumbprint cookies to my temporary taste testers at my vets.  They were well received and declared a favourite.  So, this recipe went to the list of videos to make.   Which meant another batch for the team at the vets!

    thumbprint cookies

    If you enjoy my cream cheese cookies, you will love these!  They smell divine when baking with the temptation to eat them all whilst still warm is very strong.  Having to wait for them to cool to pipe in the filling is hard!

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    Cream Cheese Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies

    Angela Coleby
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    Course Cookies, Desserts
    Servings 15 Cookies
    Calories 225 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 8 oz (224g) Cream cheese softened
    • ½ cup (113g) Butter, unsalted softened
    • ½ cup (113g) Erythritol low carb sweetener
    • ½ cup (56g) Coconut flour
    • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
    • 1 tablespoon Ginger ground
    • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon Cloves ground
    • 1 teaspoon Nutmeg ground
    • ½ teaspoon All spice

    Filling

    • 4 oz (112g) Cream cheese softened
    • 2 oz (56g) Butter softened
    • 1 tablespoon Erythrtiol, ground low carb sweetener
    • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
    • 3 tablespoons Cream

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F degrees.
    • Blend the butter and cream cheese together.
    • Add the erythritol and continue to blend.
    • Add the vanilla, coconut flour and spices.
    • Blend until combined.
    • Roll walnut sized balls of the dough. It helps to wet your hands first to do this.
    • Place the balls onto a parchment paper lined tray.
    • With a damp finger, poke holes in the dough.
    • Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden.
    • Set aside to cool.
    • Blend all the filling ingredients together. A hand-held blender will make the smoothest result.
    • Pipe the mixture into the centre of the cookie.
    • Eat & Enjoy!

    Notes

    Makes 15 cookies
    Nutritional Info per cookie:  225 Calories, 22g Fat, 2g Protein, 4g Total Carbs, 2g Fibre, 2g Net Carbs

    Nutrition

    Calories: 225kcal
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    1. Regina

      January 25, 2022 at 12:41 am

      Do these go crunchy or more cake like? I have trouble with coconut flour cookies not being crunchy.

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      • Angela Coleby

        January 25, 2022 at 12:42 pm

        More cake like to be honest. They do firm up the next day but might be the crunch you are looking for.

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    2. Mary

      December 05, 2021 at 8:01 am

      For the filling cream ingredient, is that heavy cream?

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      • Angela Coleby

        December 08, 2021 at 10:49 am

        It is indeed.

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