PUMPKIN WHOOPIE PIES

2 cups brown sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree

2 eggs

3 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla 

1 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tbsp ground ginger

1/2 tbsp ground cloves

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream sugar and oil together. Add the pumpkin and eggs, mix together well. Add the remaining ingredients mixing well. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto parchment-lined cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees 10 t0 12 minutes.

Cool cookies on wire racks. Meanwhile make the following filling.

4 tbsp liquid egg whites

4 tbsp milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp ground cinnamon

4 cups powdered sugar

1 1/2 cups vegetable shortening

Combine egg whites, milk, and vanilla and half the powdered sugar and the cinnamon. Beat in the shortening and last half of the powdered sugar.

Spread a big dab of filling on the flat side of a cooled cookie. Top with the flat side of another cookie. Continue until all filling and cookies are used.

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