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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Chill time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 18 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pumpkin whoopie pies
Servings: 30 servings
Calories: 127kcal

Equipment

  • piping bag

Ingredients

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

Instructions

  • 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

Nutrition

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