Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling

Celebrate Fall with these Spiced Pumpkin Whoopie Pies. Sweet and tangy vanilla cream cheese filling is sandwiched between soft, cake-like spiced pumpkin cookies in this easy whoopie pie recipe.

I first ate Pumpkin Whoopie Pies when I lived in Houston back in 2011. One of my friends and neighbors made some and brought them over, and I was in love!  I love pumpkin bread and these remind me of delicious pumpkin bread with a wonderful cream cheese filling sandwiched between. 

Tips for making great Whoopie Pies:

1. Make sure to leave plenty of room between spoonfuls of cookie batter so that the cake-like cookie can spread – leave about 3 inches between each!
2. Let the cookies cool completely before filling.
3. For a shortcut, fill whoopie pies with Marshmallow Fluff – this is a traditional method of filling for this type of cookie.

Need more pumpkin inspiration? Try these recipes: 

Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins

Pumpkin Cake {Only 2-Ingredients!}

Pumpkin Seed Crusted Tilapia

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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling

Author: Jennifer Locklin

Ingredients

• 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups solid pack pumpkin puree
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 egg white
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 8 ounces cream cheese softened

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line with parchment paper.
• Combine the oil and brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Mix in the pumpkin.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice; mix well.
• Drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto the parchment-lined baking sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cookies cool on the pan; set aside while making filling.
• <br>Filling:</br>
• Beat egg white and mix with the milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup of powdered sugar.
• Mix well, about 2 minutes.
• Beat in the shortening, softened cream cheese, and the remaining cup of powdered sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
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• Make sandwiches from two cookies filled with Whoopie Pie Filling.