Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Just in time for Halloween and fall parties!  

Ingredients:

• 1.5 sticks unsalted butter (1 stick melted, 1/2 stick softened)
• 1 cup packed brown sugar

• 2 large eggs at room temp lightly beaten

• 1 cup pumpkin 

• 1 tbsp pumpkin spice

• 1.5 tsp vanilla

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 3/4 tsp salt plus two pinches

• 1 2/3 cups flour

• 4 ounces cream cheese chilled

• 1 cup confectioners sugar


 

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350.
•  Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In large bowl whisk together melted butter and brown sugar until smooth. 
• Whisk
  in eggs, pumpkin, & pumpkin spice, 1 teaspoon vanilla, baking
  powder, baking soda, and 3/4 tsp salt. using rubber spatula fold in the flour.
• Using
  an ice cream scoop drop 12 generous mounds of batter
  spaced evenly onto baking sheets.
  
• Bake until springy to the touch, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.