Bake these sweet, pumpkin-spiced, 2-bite treats this Fall, or anytime!
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Pumpkin Spice Whoopie Pies with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Description
Pumpkin Spice Whoopie Pies with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting are luscious, cakey cookie sandwiches — the perfect dessert for Thanksgiving!
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 Tablespoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 3/4 cups white sugar
- 3/4 cups brown sugar
- 1 15oz can pumpkin puree
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add pumpkin puree, sour cream, egg and vanilla extract. Beat until creamy.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in three batches, being careful not to over mix.
- Drop 1 Tablespoon batter onto a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes, rotating the pan half way through. Let cookies cool for one minute on the cookie sheet then remove to a cooling rack.
- Pipe cinnamon cream cheese frosting between two cooled cookie halves and sandwich together.
- To make cream cheese frosting: cream 1/4 cup softened butter, 4oz cream cheese, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until combined. Gradually mix in 2-3 cups powdered sugar until desired consistency of frosting is achieved.
This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
Ben loathes pumpkin flavored desserts (I’ll never understand it) but the first time I made these I caught him popping multi whoopie pies when he thought I wasn’t looking…busted! Hope you enjoy too!
Keri 03.04.2020
I’ve made these several times and everyone loves them!
Brendon 11.21.2016
These are to die for delicious. A co-worker brought them in for us to try.
Kristin 11.23.2016
Oh I’m so glad to hear it, Brendon! Thanks for the feedback!
Amber 09.24.2016
Hi Kristin. If I wanted to make these gluten free do I just sub gluten free flour? I’m just wondering if gluten free flour will sub cup for cup in regular recipes or do you have a rule of thumb when it comes to that?
Kristin 09.26.2016
Hi Amber! I’ve been meaning to try these with GF flour for two years now and just haven’t done it for whatever reason1 WHEN I get the chance, yeah, I’m going to swap the AP flour for a GF flour blend that has xanthan gum already added to it. Will most likely use King Arthurs GF AP Baking Mix: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/items/gluten-free-baking-mix
Kathe 11.21.2011
What is the url to vote? I can’t get any of the links above to work. Thanks
Donna 10.26.2011
The pumpkin spice whoopie pies are awesome! I am definitely going to start making more of your recipes that you have posted! They all look so yummy and beautiful in your pictures!! Do you have a suggestion for the best way to store the whoopie pies if needed? I made them for a gathering Friday lunch and it is Wednesday evening.