A friend of mine gave me her stepmom’s recipe.  I changed it just a little bit, and they are so delicious!  A must try!

Ruthie’s Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Makes 23 Moons (46 halves)

Ingredients

  • 3 c Flour

  • 1 tsp Baking Soda

  • 1 tsp Baking Powder

  • ½ tsp Salt

  • 1 ½ tsp Ground Ginger

  • 1 ½ tsp Ground Cloves

  • 1 ½ tsp Cinnamon

  • ⅛ tsp Nutmeg

  • 2 c Brown Sugar

  • 15 oz can Pumpkin (not Pie Filling)

  • 1 c Vegetable Oil

  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

  • 2 Eggs

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

  2. In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ground ginger, ground cloves, cinnamon and brown sugar.

  3. In a stand mixer, add the pumpkin, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla and mix.

  4. Add the dry ingredients and mix well.

  5. Drop by spoonful onto a baking sheet.

  6. Bake for about 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

  7. Let the whoopie pies cool completely on a wire rack before adding the cream filling.

Cream Filling

Ingredients

  • 8oz package Cream Cheese ( Softened )

  • 1 Stick Salted Butter ( Softened )

  • 4 Cups Confectioners Sugar

  • 1 Tsp Cinnamon

  • ⅛ tsp Nutmeg

  • 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

Directions

  1. Cream together butter and cream cheese. 

  2. Add sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg and mix together until smooth. 

  3. Spread between cooled pies.

Note: Make the filling first, it will have time to set and be easier to spread.



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