We’ve enjoyed these grain-free cheesecake cookies for years. They are so easy to make and it’s a lot of fun to pop a mini cheesecake cookie into your mouth. And, of course, they are delicious!
The real food cookies have a crust, a filling and a topping. You could even serve them plain; they’ll be even simpler to make.
The crust is simply nuts and butter. The filling a yummy mixture of organic cream cheese, pastured eggs, real maple syrup and pure vanilla extract.
Cook up some fruit, some maple syrup, and thicken with arrowroot, and you have a topping that will make your cheesecake cookies special enough for company.
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Ingredients
For the Topping
- 2 cups chopped fruit
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons arrowroot powder
For the Crust
- 1 cup ground nuts
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
For the Filling
- 1 egg
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
For the Topping
- Combine the fruit, sweetener and arrowroot in a saucepan.
- Stir over medium heat until thick.
- Cool and refrigerate.
For the Crust
- Mix the ground nuts and melted butter until crumbly.
- Press into the bottom of 12 large or 24 mini cupcake papers.
For the Filling
- Blend the egg, cream cheese, sweetener and vanilla until smooth.
- Fill the cupcake papers halfway with the cream cheese mixture.
- Bake at 350°F degrees for 10 minutes for mini cups or 15 minutes for large cups.
- Allow the cookies to cool, then spoon topping over each and serve.
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Janine Brennan says
These sound wonderful. I think I will try but change up the cream cheese filling. My mother always made her cheesecakes with some added sour cream, lemon juice and a little bit of almond extract. Really improved the taste of the cheesecake. Thinking maybe substitute maple sugar crystals, then add 1/4 cup sour cream, 1 tblsp grated lemon rind and 1/8 tsp almond extract.
Susan Vinskofski says
Sounds amazing!
Deb says
Do these freeze well? They look delicious!
Susan Vinskofski says
Hi Deb! I’ve never frozen these cookies, but I expect they would do just fine. <3