Description
Delightful Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Creamy Filling Bliss. These soft, spiced cookies capture the essence of fall, sandwiched with a rich cream cheese filling.
Ingredients
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- For the Cookies:
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter, melted and cooled
- 1 cup Light Brown Sugar, packed firmly
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Pumpkin Puree
- 2 large Eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- For the Cream Cheese Filling:
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar, adjust for thickness
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine melted unsalted butter with light brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large bowl until creamy.
- Incorporate pumpkin puree, eggs, and vanilla extract into the butter-sugar mixture until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture, stirring gently until just combined.
- Drop rounded scoops of batter onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each scoop.
- Bake for about 9 minutes or until cookies are set and slightly puffed, then cool.
- Beat softened cream cheese with remaining unsalted butter, then gradually add powdered sugar to reach desired thickness.
- Once cookies are cool, pipe or spread cream cheese frosting onto the flat side of one cookie, then top with another.
Notes
- For extra flavor, consider adding a little brown butter to the cream cheese filling.
- Refrigerate whoopie pies overnight for enhanced taste.
- Use fresh baking powder and baking soda for optimal rise.
- Do not overmix the batter for soft, cakey cookies.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before frosting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 9 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pie
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
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