Pumpkin Woopie Pies

Does anyone know how "woopie" is really spelled? I sure don't. I mean, it could be woopy or woopie or maybe to be dramatic WOOPIE. Who knows... Anyway, I had never ever had a woopie pie until I saw a picture, and had to make them for Halloween. Of coarse they were AMAZING. Advice: DOUBLE THE RECIPE. Believe me, you'll be glad. :)
Everyone will love these sticky, soft, tasty cookies filled with Maple Cinnamon Frosting. Yum.


Pumpkin Whoopie Pies w/ Maple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Makes 8-12

Ingredients:
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tbsp ground ginger
1/2 tbsp ground cloves
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
1.5 cups pumpkin puree
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves.

3. In another large bowl (I used my Kitchen Aid), whisk together brown sugar and oil until well combined. Mix in the pumpkin puree. Add eggs and vanilla - whisk until fully incorporated. After that, sprinkle flour mixture over pumpkin mixture and whisk again till everything comes together.
4. Using tablespoons (or small ice cream scoop), drop heaping tbsps of dough into prepared baking sheets, about 1 inch apart.5. Transfer to oven and bake around 10 mins , until these cakey cookies are just starting to crack on top, and toothpick inserted into the center of each comes out clean. Let cool completely on pan.

Frosting:
2.5 cups (or so)  powdered sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temp
4 oz cream cheese, room temp (You can easily take out, I did)
2 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon (Or more if your like me!)

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat butter until smooth. Add cream cheese and beat again. Add powdered sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon and vanilla, then beat until well combined. Add more sugar to desired thickness.

To assemble: Turn half the cooled cookies upside down. Pipe about a tbsp of the frosting onto that half (I used plastic bag with hole in one end, worked wonderfully!) . Place another cookie, flat side down, on top of the filling. Press down slightly so that frosting spreads to the edge of the cookie. Refrigerate the whoopie pies for about 30 mins before serving.


Vwa LA! Ooooh la laaa <3