from The Lunenburg Farmer’s Market Cookbook
Pumpkin spice haters, move along. For the rest of you, this new take on an old-fashioned treat combines the best elements of cake, cookie and festive flavours.
Ingredients
Cookies:
1 cup room temperature butter
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 cups pumpkin puree, either canned or homemade
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons powdered ginger
½ teaspoon ground cloves
Filling:
1 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
One 213-gram jar marshmallow Fluff
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Directions
Cookies:
Preheat oven to 350 F (177C). Cover two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
With an electric beater, thoroughly beat butter and brown sugar together in a mixing bowl, then add pumpkin puree, eggs and vanilla extract. Beat again.
In a second bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and cloves together. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until evenly combined.
Using a soup spoon, drop spoonfuls of batter, spaced two inches apart, on prepared baking sheets. Bake until just baked through, 12-15 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and cool.
Filling:
Cream butter and powdered sugar together until fluffy, then add Fluff and vanilla. Beat until well combined.
Fill whoopie pies by smoothing about 2 tablespoons of filling onto the flat side of one cookie, then top with another cookie, flat side also facing in.
Assembled cookies can be stored, covered, in the refrigerator for several days. Bring to room temperature before serving.
Serves 12
Nada’s Tips & Tricks: Nice alternative to pumpkin pie for festive dinners. I substituted the Fluff filling for vanilla ice cream and made them ice cream sandwiches for the kids. It was a toss up for both kids and adults!
Reprinted with permission from Nimbus Publishing.. Lunenburg Farmers’ Market Cookbook. Text copyright © 2024, Elisabeth Bailey. Photography copyright © 2024, Alyssa Valletta (Flavour Photo) https://nimbus.ca/store/the-lunenburg-farmers-market-cookbook.html
