Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups mashed cooked pumpkin
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1/2 tablespoon ginger
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup black walnut, ground (optional)
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg , beaten
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cookies:.
• 2 cream sugar and oil. mix in pumpkin and eggs. add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. drop by heaping teaspoons onto a greased cookie sheet. bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes. cool.
• 3 filling:.
• 4 mix 1 cup sugar with egg , milk, and vanilla. add shortening and another cup of sugar. after cookies cool, spread filling generously on the flat sides of half the cookies. top with another cookie to form a sandwich.