On the occasion of Halloween, treat your guests with these delicious pies made using pumpkin, Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ cake mix, and Betty Crocker™ icing—a perfect dessert.
Jack-o'-Lantern Whoopie Pies
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 50 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Delights Super Moist™ Spice Cake Mix
- 1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon Betty Crocker™ neon orange gel food color
Filling
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 4 oz (half of 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon maple extract
- 1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ black decorating icing
- 1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ green decorating icing
- Betty Crocker™ decorating tips (for use with Betty Crocker™ decorating icing)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat cookie ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Using (2 tablespoon-size) ice cream scoop, drop batter 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets. With damp hands, gently smooth out dough.
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Step2Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until set. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
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Step3In medium bowl, beat 1/4 cup butter and the cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar; beat until blended. Stir in maple extract.
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Step4For each pie, spread about 1 generous tablespoon filling on bottom of 1 cooled cookie. Top with second cookie, bottom side down; gently press cookies together.
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Step5Using black decorating icing, pipe jack-o’-lantern faces. Using green decorating icing, pipe jack-o’-lantern stems on tops of pies.
Nutrition
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