So, today is the day before Thanksgiving. Who is totally not ready yet??? MEEE! I have lots of stuff to finish cooking before our early lunch tomorrow. I actually did try to start my baking early and made these amazing Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with an even better Maple Cream Cheese Frosting last night.
Let
me tell you, it can’t get much easier than dumping ingredients into a bowl,
stirring around some and then scooping it out and baking it.
Let
me give you the scoop on how it's done.
Ingredients
for the cookies:
Prep
Time- 20 Minutes
Bake
Time - 12-13 Minutes
Serving
Size - 10 Pies
- 3
Cups of Pumpkin Puree
- 2
Eggs
- 1
Cup Canola Oil
- 1
Cup of Sugar
- 1
Cup of brown sugar
- 3
Cups of Flour
- 2
tbsp of Cinnamon
- 1
tsp of Ground Ginger
-
1/2 tsp Ground Cloves
- 1
tsp of Vanilla
- 1
tsp baking powder
- 1
tsp baking soda
- 1
tsp salt
Now
Let's get baking!
First, preheat your oven to 350°F. Then, if you’re feeling ambitious you can line
your baking sheets with parchment paper. >
(First time I’ve baked with parchment paper, definitely it’s worth that
$3!) My baking sheets were so clean when I was
done.
In a large bowl, mix together your sugars and oil,
then add in your pumpkin puree and whisk until combined. Once that's
all nice and combined, add in your eggs and vanilla and stir them
around. Then, in another bowl, whisk together your flour, cinnamon,
ginger, cloves, baking powder, baking soda and, salt.
Combine your flour mixture with the eggs, vanilla and Pumpkin
and beat until smooth.
Scoop
out cookie dough with an ice cream scoop if available onto your prepared cookie
sheets, leaving about an inch - inch and half in between each one.
Bake
for about 12-13 minutes.
Once
done baking, remove cookies from oven and place on a cooling rack until
completely cool.
This
recipe for me, made about 10 Whoopie Pies.
While
those are baking prepare your Maple Cream Cheese Frosting.
You'll
need:
3
Cups of Powdered Sugar
1/2
Cup (1 Stick) of unsalted butter
8
oz cream cheese
1
tsp of vanilla
3
tbsp of Maple Syrup
In
a large bowl, beat until smooth your butter and cream cheese. It takes
approximately 30 seconds to a minute.
Then,
add in your powdered sugar, vanilla and syrup. Beat once again until
smooth and completely combined.
FEEL
FREE TO LICK THE BEATERS... TRUST ME YOU'LL WANT THE WHOLE THING! :)
While
the cookies are cooling, this can go in the refrigerator.
Once
your cookies are cooled, use a silicone spatula to apply a dollop of frosting
to one cookie, then place another on top like a sandwich.
The
end result is totally worth the steps.
D -
E - L - I - C - I - O - U - S
ENJOY!