Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies are a delicious treat that perfectly marries the flavors of pumpkin and cream cheese in one tasty treat. Enjoy making them from scratch as a great individual dessert for fall that everyone will love
Servings: 22 cookies
Calories: 410kcal
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 cups pumpkin puree
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
Cream Cheese Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ½ cup butter softened
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2-3 tbsp milk to thicken
- 4-5 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Pumpkin Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat eggs, and both sugars, and oil together on medium speed.
- Mix in vanilla extract and pumpkin puree and mix until well blended.
- While the mixer is on low speed, add salt, baking soda, baking powder, and pumpkin pie spice. Next, slowly add in the flour and mix until there are no lumps.
- Scoop the batter onto the cookie sheets using a 1.5-inch cookie scoop. Leave about 2 inches between each cookie. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. or until you can poke a toothpick into the center of a cookie, and it comes out clean.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the pan for 10 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Cream Cheese Filling
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, blend together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract.
- With the mixer on low speed, slowly add in powdered sugar. If the filling still looks thin, add a little more powdered sugar. To thin the filling, use a couple of tbsp of milk.
- Add the filling to a piping bag with a round tip. Carefully pipe the filling onto one of the cookies. Place another cookie on top. Continue doing this until all the cookies are made into a sandwich.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 410kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 252mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 5494IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg