Description
Soft pumpkin cake cookies filled with a sweet cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the granulated sugar and 1/2 cup softened butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg.
- Mix in the pumpkin puree and buttermilk until just combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until you have a smooth batter. Do not overmix.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of batter onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the filling, beat the cream cheese and 1/2 cup softened butter together until smooth.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract, beating until the frosting is light and creamy.
- Once the cookies are completely cool, spread a generous amount of frosting on the flat side of one cookie and top with another cookie to form a sandwich.
Notes
- You can store assembled whoopie pies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- For a stronger spice flavor, increase the cinnamon and nutmeg by 1/4 teaspoon each.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 whoopie pie
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 200
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 55
Keywords: pumpkin, whoopie pies, cookies, cream cheese frosting, fall dessert, spiced cookies