Cheesecake Cookies

My aunt made these cookies for her daughter-in-law's baby shower and I fell in love. They are truly the delight of a cheesecake in a cookie! This is a super easy recipe; Andrew helped me make them so maybe that made them super easy! The picture isn't exactly attractive but try making them, you won't be disappointed.

3 1/2 cups Flour
2 tea. baking powder
1 tea. salt
2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened (room temperature)
2 1/2 sticks butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 tea. vanilla extract
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 cans cherry pie filling -- I don't like cherry pie filling so we just topped ours with homemade raspberry jam which really turned out great!

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. In another bowl with an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter, and sugar until smooth and creamy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Reduce speed to low and add the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Refrigerate dough until firm, at least 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat liners.
Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, then roll the balls in graham cracker crumbs. Using a tablespoon measure, make an indentation in the center of each ball. Place 3 cherries (or a good spoonful of jam) in the dimple.
Bake until golden brown around the edges, 12-14 minutes. Cool for five minutes on the sheet and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. The recipe makes about 3 dozen.