Step 1: Preheat oven to 425F.
Step 2: Place pumpkin in a strainer lined with paper towel.
Step 3: In a small bowl beat together brown sugar, egg yolk, cream cheese, flour, cream and pumpkin pie spice.
Step 4: Lift paper towel and give pumpkin a very gentle squeeze to remove some of the liquid.
Step 5: Add pumpkin to the brown sugar mixture and stir until combined
Step 6: Unroll (or roll out) your dough.
Step 7: Using a 3" cookie cutter, cut 12 circles.
Step 8: Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet and gently fold the edges up to form a lip (approx 1/8") on each circle.
Step 9: Divide the pumpkin filling over the mini crusts and smooth the top.
Step 10: Bake 12-14 minutes or until crust is lightly browned.
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