Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

Ingredients

10 ounces all-purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
½ cup dark molasses
2 ½ teaspoons ground ginger, or more to taste
1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
⅓ cup boiling water
Filling:
2 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
¼ cup butter, room temperature
2 teaspoons heavy whipping cream, or as needed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

Step 2
Combine flour, white sugar, molasses, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl. Mix in vegetable oil and egg until combined. Pour in boiling water and whisk until smooth.

Step 3
Drop dough in balls onto prepared baking sheet, about 1 inch apart, using a 1-ounce cookie scoop.

Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden, about 12 minutes. Allow to cool on the pan for about 5 minutes before transferring onto a rack to cool completely.

Step 5
Beat confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter, cream, and vanilla extract in the bowl of a stand mixer on low until combined. Increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy.

Step 6
Spread about 2 teaspoons of filling onto the bottom of a cookie; top with another similarly sized cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies. Chill for 30 minutes.

Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

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