spiced goodness

i've had a can of pumpkin staring me in the face for too long.

i couldn't take it anymore... finally broke down and made

pumpkin whoopie pie with maple cream cheese filling.

ooooooh golly.

de-lish.

i followed bon appetit's recipe for the cookie, but adapted the ingredients to:

3 cups whole wheat flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

3/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ginger powder

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) organic unsalted butter, room temperature

1 1/2 cups (packed) organic brown sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

3 large eggs

1 15-ounce can pure organic pumpkin

1/2 cup organic milk

Nonstick vegetable oil spray

for the filling:

3 cups organic powdered sugar

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

8 oz. organic cream cheese

3 tablespoons dark maple syrup

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

bake up a batch for your halloween parties!