Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Maple Cream Cheese Filling
I love making easy pumpkin cake mix cookies, and I recently decided to try my hand at some pumpkin whoopie pies. The whoopie pie cookies are a little different than most, you need just two ingredients to make them. Then, this is my usual maple cream cheese frosting that we are a wee bit obsessed with in the Fall. So, add some fun pumpkin sprinkles and you’ve got yourself some yummy Pumpkin Whoopie Pies!
Pumpkin Whoopie Pie Ingredients
Okay, so for these pumpkin cookies to sandwich your frosting with, you need just two things-
- One box of spice cake mix
- One 15 oz. can of pumpkin puree (this is pumpkin, NOT pumpkin pie filling)
Then, for the maple cream cheese filling you’ll need-
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 cups powdered sugar
How to make Cookies & Filling
For the cookies-
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix cake mix and pumpkin together.
- Place your cookies on the sheet in rounded spoon fulls, about 2 inches apart (These cookies do not spread hardly at all so make sure you have the cookie shape you are wanting before they go into the oven. I like to use a cookie scoop and give them a little pat to flatten them slightly with the back of the scoop.)
- Bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes, until cookies are set.
Keep in mind, half of your cookies is how many sandwiches you can make. This batter makes 18-24 cookies, depending on size, for 9-12 cookie sandwiches.
While the cookies are baking, make your filling.
- In a large bowl, mix butter until light and fluffy.
- Add in cream cheese, and repeat.
- Add vanilla, maple syrup, and powdered sugar.
- Mix well until frosting forms and is smooth.
Once your cookies have cooled, you are ready to make your sandwiches. I use this cake decorator to pipe frosting on all my cakes and cookies. To make the sandwiches, flip one cookie upside down, frost, then add another cookie on top. You can also add fun Fall sprinkles (optional).
If you loved these pumpkin whoopie pies, you might also like these whoopie pies with 3 filling ideas from Pretty Simple Sweet. For a printable version of this recipe, see below!
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
These fluffy pumpkin whoopie pies are made from just two ingredients and filled with a delicious maple cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
- One box of spice cake mix
- One 15 oz. can of pumpkin puree (this is pumpkin, NOT pumpkin pie filling)
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and spray lightly with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix cake mix and pumpkin together.
- Place your cookies on the sheet in rounded spoon fulls, about 2 inches apart
- Bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes, until cookies are set.
- Meanwhile, In a large bowl, mix butter until light and fluffy.
- Add in cream cheese, and repeat.
- Add vanilla, maple syrup, and powdered sugar.
- Mix well until frosting forms and is smooth.
- Once your cookies have cooled, you are ready to make your sandwiches.
- I use a cake decorator or piping bag to pipe frosting on all my cakes and cookies.
- To make the sandwiches, flip one cookie upside down, frost, then add another cookie on top.
- You can also add fun Fall sprinkles (optional).
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 245
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
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Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Roll Waffles
A quick and easy sweet treat for Halloween. Pop your pumpkin spice cinnamon rolls into a waffle maker for a festive breakfast, or dessert!
Instructions
- Plug in your waffle maker and allow it to preheat.
- Lightly spray waffle maker with non-stick spray.
- Add a cinnamon roll to the center and cook for about 1 minute and 30 seconds, until center is cooked and not doughy.
- Remove the waffle from the waffle maker and add a dollop of frosting to the center. The frosting will spread as it cools, and you can spread it around with a spatula, if needed.
- Top with Halloween sprinkles!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
5Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 268
