Pumpkin Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 3 tablespoons (43 g) salted butter, softened to room temperature
- ⅓ cup (71 g) packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup (53 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup (142 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Cream Filling:
- 8 ounces (227 g) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup (57 g) powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar with a handheld electric mixer (or in the bowl of an electric stand mixer) until the mixture is smooth. Add the pumpkin, vanilla and egg and mix until well combined.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt. Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and beat on low speed until combined.
- Scoop out heaping tablespoons of the dough onto parchment or silpat-lined baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart (I put about 6 per baking sheet). Bake for 10-12 minutes until the cookies are puffed and baked through. Remove the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the cream filling, in a large bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese and heavy whipping cream for 1-2 minutes until well combined and starting to thicken. Add the vanilla and powdered sugar and continue beating until the filling is thick and fluffy and smooth.
- Match up the cookies according to similar size and shape. Spread half the cooled cookies with the cream mixture (load it on there!) and top with the remaining cookies.
- Store in the refrigerator until serving.
Notes
Spices: if you don't want to measure out all those little spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice), sub all four with about 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (I never have it on hand which is why I opt for the various spices).