Jack-o'-Lantern Whoopie Pies

Prep 30 min
Total 50 min
Servings 16

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 prefect dessert. MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated September 5, 2014

Make with

Betty Crocker Cake Mix

Ingredients

Cookies

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ spice cake mix

cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

1/2

cup butter, softened

1/4

cup milk

egg

teaspoon Betty Crocker™ orange gel food color

Filling

1/4

cup butter or margarine, softened

oz (half of 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened

1 1/2

cups powdered sugar

1/2

teaspoon maple extract

tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ black decorating icing

tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ green decorating icing

Steps

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1

Heat 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.
2

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until set. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
3

In 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.
4

For 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.
5

Using black decorating icing, pipe jack-o’-lantern faces. Using green decorating icing, pipe jack-o’-lantern stems on tops of pies.