Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Claire #3's Note:

Whoopie Pies are big, soft sandwich cookies. This recipe was a prize winner in a contest sponsored by NBC.

• Total Time: 22 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 18

Yield: 18.0 Cookies

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened but still cool
• 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup marshmallow cream
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 large (18 by 12-inch) baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Stir pumpkin, eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in large bowl until well blended.
3. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in medium bowl. Stir dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture until well incorporated.
4. Using small ice cream scoop (#30 is the perfect size) or tablespoon measure, drop 2 tablespoons of dough on prepared baking sheet. (You should fit nine scoops of dough on each sheet.) Spread dough into 2-inch rounds about 1/2 inch thick and spaced 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies are just set and bottoms are lightly browned, 10 to 14 minutes, rotating baking sheets from front to back and top to bottom halfway through baking. Slide cookies, still on parchment, to cooling racks. Cool baking sheets, line with fresh parchment paper, and repeat with remaining dough.
5. Filling:.
6. With electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed until no lumps remain, about 30 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Add Marshmallow Fluff and beat at medium speed until incorporated, about 60 seconds. Beat in salt and vanilla until well blended, about 30 seconds. Scrape down bowl. Reduce speed to low and gradually add confectioners' sugar, beating until smooth, about 1 minute.
7. Spread 2 tablespoons filling on center of flat side of one cookie. Place flat side of second cookie on filling and press cookies together to bring filling to edges. Repeat with remaining cookies and filling.
8. Beat all filling ingredients until light and fluffy.
9. When cookies are cool, spoon filling on bottom of cookies and sandwich together.

Reviews

[bakerbf820]

AMAZING! Very yummy and moist cookie although I made mine with a cream cheese filling. They freeze well if there's any to spare for another day :)

[karen0430]

Everyone REALLY liked these. they were fairly easy to make too! I used my 1/4c measuring cup to scoop the dough onto the cookie sheets, and they were the perfect size! i baked them for exactly 12 minutes, and they were perfect! i have a feeling that people will be hounding me to make more......but that's okay!