PUMPKIN WHOOPIE PIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies With Cream Cheese Filling image

Provided by grandma2969

Categories Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

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2 -8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup stick butter, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups flour
4 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/4 cups butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons dark molasses, robust flavor
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin puree
1/2 cup buttermilk

Steps:

to prepare FILLING:.
preheat oven to 325*.whisk first 8 ingredients in medium bowl, using electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, molasses and vanilla in a large bowl -- to blend -- add eggs one at a time, beating till well blended after each addition -- beat in pumpkin. Beat in dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternately with buttermilk in 2 additiona, beating just until combined.
Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper -- drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto prepared pans about 2" apart.
bake cookie sheets one at a time until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean -- about 13 minutes.cool cookies on sheets -- repeat with remaining dough --
spread 2 tbls filling on flat side of cookie.top with second cookie, forming sandwich -- .

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.8, Fat 15.3, SaturatedFat 9.3, Cholesterol 69.4, Sodium 324.3, Carbohydrate 31.8, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 19.4, Protein 3.1