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Pumpkin whoopie pies on a white plate. One cookie has a bite taken out of it to show the soft, cake-like texture of the cookies and the creamy marshmallow fluff filling.

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Marshmallow Cream Cheese Filling

Chrysti Benner
Pumpkin whoopie pies combine pillowy soft cookie shells with a sweet marshmallow cream cheese filling, creating a heavenly fall dessert!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Servings 30 Servings
Calories 304 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Cookies:

  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 15- oz can about 1.5 cups pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves

For the Filling:

  • 4 Tbs butter softened
  • 2 Tbs cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 7- oz jar marshmallow cream
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or maple extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheet(s) with parchment paper.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a mixing bowl with an hand mixer), add brown sugar and vegetable oil. Mix until well-combined.
  • Add in pumpkin puree and eggs, mixing until smooth.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Whisk to combine.
  • With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing just until fully incorporated.
  • Using a cookie scoop, scoop out batter onto prepared baking sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until beginning to turn slightly golden brown around the edges and the centers are set and no longer look wet.
  • Transfer baked cookies to a cooling rack.
  • Prepare filling by combining butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar in a small mixing bowl (if using a hand mixer) or in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix well until smooth. Add in marshmallow cream and vanilla or maple extract and continue to mix until fully incorporated and smooth.
  • Once cookies have cooled, pair them up according to size. Scoop about half a tablespoon of filling onto one cookie of each pair, topping with the second cookie to create a sandwich. Continue until all cookies pairs are filled and sandwiched.

Notes

  • I like using a cookie scoop to help create uniform-size cookies, which makes it easier to match them up for sandwiching. If you don't have a cookie scoop, try to get them to be as uniform as possible prior to baking.
  • The filling is smooth but a little sticky, thanks to the marshmallow cream. I just use a spoon to drop it onto the cookies. It really is dreamy (I mean, isn't the filling the BEST part of a sandwich cookie?), but if you prefer a stiffer filling that you can pipe onto the cookies, you could always use a buttercream frosting instead.
  • Makes approximately 30 sandwich cookies.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 2gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 156mgPotassium: 40mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 76IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
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