Friday, November 8, 2013

Busy Busy Week!

I apologize that I have not been blogging 
this week and today... what should be Week #9 of Pumpkin Fall Fridays, 
I have to postpone until next week. 

Unfortunately this has been the CRAZIEST week of my year. 
I will be back next week when we will have TWO Pumpkin Fall Friday recipes 
in ONE week! Have a great weekend and see you then, Friends!

Until then, click HERE for some
that are quick and easy to make!

Friday, November 1, 2013

Week #9 Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Ahhhh November! 
How glad I am to see you! 

Halloween was such a fun holiday, 
but I'm ready to move on to Thanksgiving 
and then of course CHRISTMAS!! 

I'll try to keep my Christmas cheer to a minimum until after Thanksgiving. 
But maybe just a few recipes?? Please?? 

Ok back to Pumpkin Fall Friday
Can you believe its Week #9?! 
And the worst part is we only have 3 weeks left!! 

Well today I am absolutely crazy about our recipe. 
Maybe, just maybe my favorite so far. 
I mean who can resist a whoopie pie?! 
What could be better?! 
Let me tell you... PUMPKIN Whoopie Pies!  

Thanks All Recipes for this Ahhh mazing recipe!

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies




Shopping List:

2 C Brown Sugar, packet

1 C Vegetable Oil

1 1/2 C Solid Pack Pumpkin Puree

2 Eggs

3 C All-Purpose Flour

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1 1/2 Tbsp Ground Cinnamon

1/2 Tbsp Ground Ginger

1/2 Tbsp Ground Cloves

1 Egg White

2 Tbsp Milk

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

2 C Confectioners' Sugar

3/4 C Shortening

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease baking sheets.
  2. 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.
  3. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-12 mins. Cool cookies completely and  make sandwiches from two cookies filled with Whoopie Pie Filling.
  4. Whoopie Pie Filling: Beat egg white and mix with the milk, 1 tsp 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.
I really thought whoopie pies were much more difficult to make. 
I was so pleasantly surprised by how easy this recipe was to make. 
And they are SO SO Good!!

Happy November, Friends!