Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Nutella Frosting

 The best part about blogging is making friends.  And it has been a real joy to get to hang out with my new awesome friends when I have the chance.  What is even better, testing out an amazing dessert recipe with my awesome friend and then blogging about it!

One of my favorite girls, whom I met at SNAP conference last year is Ruth of What’s Cooking with Ruthie.  We decided to get together and make some Beautiful fall themed cookies, that I GUARANTEE you will love if you try them.

Pumpkin Spice Whoopie Pies

1 cup canned pumpkin

1/3 cup butter, softened

2 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1 spice cake mix

 Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.  In a large mixing bowl combine pumpkin and butter until smooth.  Add cake mix, eggs, milk and mix on low until combined and 2-3 minutes on high until cake mix is incorporated.

Now, drop mounds of batter by tablespoons on to parchment paper, approx. 3 inches apart (they will triple in size).

Bake 15 minutes until set and lightly browned.

Cool on rack, try not to eat them all before you frost them.

(cookie recipe found at Better Homes and Gardens, adapted slightly)

I made some of these and didn’t cook all the dough, I added chocolate chips then stored it in the fridge for a couple days.  Then, when I wanted a hot dessert,  I put about a 1/3 cup batter into a microwaveable bowl and cooked it for about 1 minute 30 seconds or until it was done(no longer shiny).  It was really good!

 Nutella or Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

1 (8oz) package low-fat cream cheese, softened

2 Tbsp. butter, softened

1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon or 2/3 C Nutella

1 tsp. vanilla

4 C powdered sugar

Directions:

Combine cream cheese and butter in a medium mixing bowl, until smooth.

Add cinnamon or nutella and vanilla mix well.

Add powdered sugar 1 C at a time, mix with each addition.  Layer filling between the bottoms of two cookies.  Enjoy!

Yum… check out this pumpkin roll recipe if you have the chance!  SO good!

Published: October 10, 2012Filed Under: Desserts, Holiday, Recipes Tagged: Cookies, Desserts, Fall, Halloween, Nutella

About Cassity

Cassity started Remodelaholic with her husband, Justin, to share their love for knocking out walls together. She is an interior designer, wife, and mother of two. She and Justin have remodeled three homes from top to bottom and are working on their fourth. Making a house a home is her favorite hobby.