SOFT GINGERBREAD WHOOPIE PIES

Soft Gingerbread Whoopie Pies image

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 17

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1/4 cup butter, room temperature (I use salted butter)
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups flour
4 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup butter, room temperature (I use salted)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon heavy whipping cream

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375*F Blend butter, sugar and egg. Scrape bowl as needed. Add molasses and mix again. In a small bowl combine baking soda and hot water. Mix well until soda is dissolved. Add soda water to butter mixture and mix. Add in salt, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon and mix. Add in flour 1/2 cup at a time until all mixed, scraping bowl as needed. Mixture should be the consistency of a thin brownie batter. Scoop batter with a small cookie scoop onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until soft and fluffy. Allow to cool. While cookies are cooling, make cream cheese frosting. Blend together cream cheese & butter. Add vanilla and cinnamon. Mix well. Add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until all is added. Add heavy whipping cream and mix well, scraping bowl as needed. Scoop a heaping amount of frosting onto the bottom of one cookie and squish a second cookie on top. Do this to all of cookies and devour immediately!