Gingerbread Whoopie Pies With Lemon Cream Cheese Filling Adapted From King Arthur Flour Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Grease 2 cookie sheets.
• In lg bowl, with spoon, mix all cookie ingredients until smooth.
• Drop 12 heaping TBS batter 2 inches apart on each cookie sheet.
• Bake about 12 minutes, until puffy.
• Rotate cookie sheets between racks once.
• Transfer to wire rack to cool.
• Filling: In lg bowl, beat butter until smooth.
• At low speed, beat in sugar, marshmallow creme and vanilla until blended.
• Spread 1 rounded TBS on flat side of cookie; top with another cookie.
• If not serving right away, store, covered in fridge.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in molasses and egg. Combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours. , Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in sugar. Place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten to 1/2-in. thickness with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a small bowl, beat butter and marshmallow creme until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and extract. , Spread filling on the bottoms of half of the cookies, about 1 tablespoon on each; top with remaining cookies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• 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.
• Drop dough in balls onto prepared baking sheet, about 1 inch apart, using a 1-ounce cookie scoop.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Mix together flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Beat 3/4 cup of the butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses and egg; beat well.
• 3. Gradually beat in flour mixture until well mixed. Press dough into a thick flat disk; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
• 4. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 5. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges of cookies begin to brown. Remove to wire racks and cool completely.
• 6. Mix marshmallow cream, remaining 1/4 cup butter, cream cheese and extract until well blended. Place about 1 tablespoon of filling on the flat side of 1 cookie. Top with a second cookie, pressing gently to spread the filling. Repeat with remaining cookies.
• 7. Roll edge of cookies in chopped candy.