Nutritional tidbit from Audrey Did you realize pumpkin is a fruit not a vegetable? A full cup of pumpkin only has 49 calories yet has 3 grams of fiber and is essentially fat and salt free. That allows you to fill your pumpkin Whoopie pie with a delicious cream cheese filling, which is not fat free . Enjoy!
Yields1 ServingPrep Time15 minsCook Time12 minsTotal Time27 mins
2cupsBrown Sugar, packed
1cupVegetable Oil
1 ½cupsCooked pumpkin, canned is fine but be sure it is only pumpkin
2Eggs
3cupsFlour
1tspDanbury Country Store Sea Salt
1tspBaking Powder
1tspBaking Soda
1tspVanilla
1 ½tbspDanbury Country Store Ground Cinnamon
½tbspDanbury Country Store Ground Ginger
½tbspDanbury Country Store Ground Cloves
4cupsConfectioners Sugar
1 ½cupsShortening
2Egg Whites, beaten
4tbspMilk
2tspVanilla
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream brown sugar and vegetable oil together until light in color.
2
Add Pumpkin and eggs. Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, 1 tsp vanilla and spices (through cloves) Mix well.
3
Drop by heaping teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool completely.
4
While Whoopie pies are cooling make filling.
Mix together egg whites, milk, vanilla and 2 cups confectioners sugar until fluffy and then mix in shortening and remaining 2 cups of confectioners sugar.
5
Spread spoonful of filling on flat side of cooled Whoopie pie cookie, top with a second cookie. If you do not eat them all at once, keep the remaining refrigerated.
Ingredients
2cupsBrown Sugar, packed
1cupVegetable Oil
1 ½cupsCooked pumpkin, canned is fine but be sure it is only pumpkin
2Eggs
3cupsFlour
1tspDanbury Country Store Sea Salt
1tspBaking Powder
1tspBaking Soda
1tspVanilla
1 ½tbspDanbury Country Store Ground Cinnamon
½tbspDanbury Country Store Ground Ginger
½tbspDanbury Country Store Ground Cloves
4cupsConfectioners Sugar
1 ½cupsShortening
2Egg Whites, beaten
4tbspMilk
2tspVanilla
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream brown sugar and vegetable oil together until light in color.
2
Add Pumpkin and eggs. Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, 1 tsp vanilla and spices (through cloves) Mix well.
3
Drop by heaping teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool completely.
4
While Whoopie pies are cooling make filling.
Mix together egg whites, milk, vanilla and 2 cups confectioners sugar until fluffy and then mix in shortening and remaining 2 cups of confectioners sugar.
5
Spread spoonful of filling on flat side of cooled Whoopie pie cookie, top with a second cookie. If you do not eat them all at once, keep the remaining refrigerated.