PUMPKIN MOON PIES

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Soft pumpkin cookies filled with a light and smooth cream cheese fluff. The cookies are good all by themselves, and the cream cheese fluff is a wonderful fruit dip, base for a fruit pizza, or frosting for a cake. It is even relatively healthy if you use low fat cream cheese and light Cool Whip.

Provided by Ferial

Categories     Dessert

Time 22m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (18 1/4 ounce) box spice cake mix
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 (1 ounce) white chocolate baking squares
2 tablespoons milk
1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip

Steps:

  • For the cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
  • Mix together the spice cake mix and pumpkin puree until everything is incorporated.
  • Drop the mixture onto a greased cookie sheet or a Silpat in large tablespoonfuls. Flatten slightly with wet fingers and bake for 12 minutes.
  • For the filling: Mix the cream cheese and powdered sugar together in a bowl with a hand mixer until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula a few times.
  • In a small bowl, microwave the two white chocolate baking squares and milk on high for one minute. Stir until smooth and then slowly beat into the cream cheese mixture.
  • Fold in the Cool Whip.
  • When the cookies are baked and have cooled, sandwich two together with the cream cheese fluff.

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