Chocolate-Cheesecake Cookies

Step 1
Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract until creamy.

Step 2
Sift flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture. Fold in nuts. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.

Step 3
While dough is chilling, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth.

Step 4
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 5
Remove dough from fridge and form about 1 tablespoon dough into a ball; make an indentation and fill with about 1 teaspoon filling. Place cookie on an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.

Step 6
Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 11 to 13 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely before removing from the baking sheet, about 20 minutes.