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!
Daisy 11.15.2010
VOTED! good luck Kristin!
dmcgirl 11.15.2010
Cheerios, I am so dedicated to them right now! ;-)
jen 11.15.2010
How can one not like pumpkin desserts? I can’t get enough of ’em!
Just voted, and tweeted! Good luck girlie!
p.s. thanks for entering my giveaway! ;)
Lindsay @ The Ketchup Diaries 11.15.2010
Voted! I tried your appetizer this weekend and it was phenom!! Everything looks great and I shall be trying all :smile:
Jenna @ readwriteandlive 11.15.2010
My vote is in! I won’t say who I voted for, but I’m sure you have an idea. ;)
Chocolate is my addiction. Anything chocolate. Okay, almost anything.
Mimi 11.15.2010
Those may be some of the most delish looking whoopie pies ever… and that’s saying something. (;
MyThy as in "Mighty" 11.15.2010
Nut butters (AB, & PB)!!! FYI, Honeycrisps are $9.99 for 12 at Costco. Just splurged on a case yesterday. =)
Kristin (Cook, Bake and Nibble) 11.15.2010
This looks AMAZING. What can’t I lived without? Nut butter. I love it sooo much.
xo
kate 11.14.2010
i might go with chocolate. so predictable, i know!
Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef 11.14.2010
peanut butter! and pumpkin!
Amanda (Eating Up) 11.14.2010
I love caramelized onions. And I probably can’t live without those pumpkin whoopie pies…as soon as I make my first batch.
Imwaytoobusy 11.14.2010
I couldn’t live without strawberries and blueberries. I eat them year-round (thanks to frozen fruit!).
Those whoopie pies look delicious!
Liz @ Blog is the New Black 11.14.2010
Does sugar count?! Anything with sugar- particularly chocolate, I love. Your din din looks fantab!
Jess@atasteofconfidence 11.14.2010
I can’t live without peanut butter.
Clare @ Fitting It All In 11.14.2010
LOVE that stuffed squash idea! I always get stuck on southwestern ones. Gonna try it!!
And I couldn’t live without…..apples and dark chocolate!
Bridget 11.14.2010
Wow! That looks amazing! I can’t live without red salmon or avocados. I eat salmon regularly since I don’t eat meat. I have never met an avocado that I don’t like. :)
Rachel 11.14.2010
I cannot live without applesauce or peanut butter. I have one of the two at least once a week, if not more frequently!
Sarah 11.14.2010
Peanut Butter!! Your dinner and your holiday dessert looks great!
Lauren 11.14.2010
Oh my is right!!! This recipe sounds fantastic!!!!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is 11.14.2010
BACON!
For real though… bananas, peanut butter, yogurt, and chocolate.