Vintage Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Name: Vintage Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups packed brown sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 ½ cups solid pack pumpkin puree; 2 large eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 ½ tablespoons ground cinnamon; ½ tablespoon ground ginger; ½ tablespoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 egg white; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided; ¾ cup shortening

5 steps

Pumpkin whoopie pies are delicious pumpkin cake-like cookies that can be eaten by themselves as singles or filled with whoopie pie filling to make them even better!

Updated at: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:17:23 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories421.1 kcal (21%)

Total Fat21.8 g (31%)

Carbs54.1 g (21%)

Sugars36 g (40%)

Protein3.3 g (7%)

Sodium220.3 mg (11%)

Fiber1.7 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

18 servings

Cookie Dough

2 cupsbrown sugar

packed

1 cupvegetable oil

1 ½ cupspumpkin puree

solid pack

2eggs

large

3 cupsall-purpose flour

1 ½ tablespoonsground cinnamon

½ tablespoonground ginger

½ tablespoonground cloves

1 teaspoonsalt

1 teaspoonbaking powder

1 teaspoonbaking soda

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

Filling

1egg white

2 tablespoonsmilk

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

2 cupsconfectioners'sugar

divided

¾ cupshortening

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.

Step 2

Make the cookie dough: Combine brown sugar and oil in a bowl. Mix in pumpkin and eggs, beating well. Add flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and vanilla together into a separate bowl. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix to combine.

Step 3

Drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto the prepared baking sheets.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool while you make the filling.

Filling

Step 5

Beat egg white in a bowl and mix in milk, vanilla, then 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Mix well then beat in shortening and remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.