Pumpkin Whoopie Pies!

For the last couple of years, some friends and I get together to celebrate the fall "holidays," which includes Canadian Thanksgiving even though none of us are Canadian. It gives us an opportunity to gather before the busy holiday season.

The first year I brought my pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and pumpkin whoopie pies. I hadn't made whoopie pies before, so I thought I would try it. They were a hit and have been requested each Thanksgiving ever since. The original recipe can be found on allrecipes.com.

Make sure to get your gym time in before enjoying these :)

Ingredients:

2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups solid pack pumpkin puree
2 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1/2 tablespoon ground ginger
1/2 tablespoon ground cloves
1 egg white
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets (I actually used muffin pans to make a nice shape).

3.Combine oil and brown sugar. Mix in pumpkin and eggs, beating well. Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Mix well.

4. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto the prepared baking sheets.

5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes.

6. Let cookies cool then make sandwiches from two cookies filled with Whoopie Pie Filling.

To Make Whoopie Pie Filling:
1. Beat egg white and mix with the milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar.
2. Mix well then beat in the shortening and the remaining cup of confectioners' sugar. 3. Beat until light and fluffy.

Yum!