Thursday, October 22, 2009

I don't bake, but.....


I don't bake, but when i tried the Starbuck's pumpkin spice latte (yes...i realize i am about 5 years behind everyone else in tasting this delish fall treat) I thought: Hey, this would be fantastic as something more substantial...like a cookie! (I prefer to eat rather than drink my calories). So I threw on my favorite fall tunes, mainly a little Ray Lamontagne and got crazy.
Here is a recipe for Pumpkin Woopie Cakes (cookie sammies)

4 whole Eggs
1-¼ cup Vegetable Oil
1-½ cup Sugar
1 can Pumpkin (15 Oz.)(not pumpkin pie filling)
3 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Salt
3-½ teaspoons Cinnamon
1 package Cream Cheese Softened (8 Oz.)
½ cups Butter, Softened
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 Tablespoon Milk
4 cups To 5 Cups Confectioner's Sugar

First heat the oven to 375°F. Mix together the eggs, oil, pumpkin and sugar until smooth. Then add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and stir until smooth - this takes some muscle and probably counts as a workout. Butter up a baking sheet and plop them down by the spoonful...this will make a lot of cookies so make sure to have space to let them cool (I got a 3 level cooling rack at target for like $5 and it saved my kitchen). Bake for 9-10 Min.
Now for the frosting mix the butter and cream cheese (it really helps if these are both soft) using a hand mixer. Add the vanilla, milk and the confectioners sugar. (note: this frosting tastes like magic). Spread the frosting on one cookie and plop another one on top. Make sure to store these in the fridge because of the cream cheese!

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