pumpkin whoopie pies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 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
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease baking sheets.
• combine the oil and brown sugar. mix in the pumpkin and eggs, beating well. add the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. mix well.
• drop dough by heaping teaspoons the prepared baking sheets. bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 10 to 12 minutes. let cookies cool then make sandwiches from two cookies filled with whoopie pie filling.
• to make whoopie pie filling: beat egg and mix with the milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar. mix well then beat in the shortening and the remaining cup of confectioners' sugar. beat until light and fluffy.