• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together oil, sugar and eggs, blend well.
• Stir in molasses and add dry ingredients.
• Chill dough for at least one hour.
• Roll dough into walnut sized balls and then press into a greased muffin tin. This will get you the cookie cup base.
• Bake for 10 minutes. When the cookie is done, press the bottoms flat a little bit so there is room for the filling.

Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling

• Blend butter and cream cheese.
• Add 2 cups sugar and spices. Blend in pumpkin.
• Add more powdered sugar until filling reaches desired thickness.
• Bake cookie cups as directed. Pipe in pumpkin cream cheese filling. Refrigerate.