Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 stick melted, 1/2 softened)
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs, room temp...lightly beaten
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 2/3 cups flour
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• 3 in a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, and brown sugar until smooth.
• 4 whisk in the eggs, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, 1 teaspoons vanilla, the baking powder, and 3/4 teaspoons salt.
• 5 using a spatula fold in the flour.
• 6 using and ice cream scoop or tablespoon drop 12 mounds onto the cookie sheet -- bake until springy to the touch -- about 10 minutes.
• 7 cool on a wire rack completely.
• 8 meanwhile, using an electric mixer cream the softened butter, with the cream cheese.
• 9 add the powdered sugar and the remaining salt and vanilla; mix on low speed until blended the beat on medium-high until fluffy.about 2 minutes.
• 10 spread the cream filling between two cakes.