Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time18 minutes mins
Chill time30 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 18 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pumpkin whoopie pies
Servings: 30 servings
Calories: 127kcal
For the Cookies:
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp pumpkin spice
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
For the Frosting:
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 4 Tbsp butter softened
- 1 ½ cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Preheat the oven to 350 and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium size bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin spice.
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream together butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until well mixed.
Add in eggs and pumpkin and continue mixing until everything is well incorporated.
Add dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture mixing until everything is blended.
Place batter in a piping bag with the end cut off or fitted with a round tip. Pipe batter onto prepared cookie sheet in circles with a 2 inch diameter about 2 inches apart.
Bake 8-10 minutes or until the cookies appear dry. Remove cookies and place on a cooling rack.
Allow cookies to cool completely.
For the Frosting:
Place the cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl and cream together with an electric mixer.
Add vanilla and continue mixing until well blended.
Add in powdered sugar ½ a cup at a time mixing well between each. Use 1 ½ - 2 cups of powdered sugar depending on how thick you want the frosting.
Pipe frosting onto the bottom side of half of the cookies, and top with another cookie to create a sandwich.
Store in an airtight container
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1479IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.5mg