Pumpkin Cream Cheese Pies (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

01 - 1/2 teaspoon salt.
02 - Pinch of salt.
03 - 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
04 - 8 ounces cream cheese, softened.
05 - 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar.
06 - 1 cup pumpkin puree.
07 - 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice.
08 - 1/4 cup butter, softened.
09 - 1 egg yolk, room temperature.
10 - 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice.
11 - 2 1/4 cups whole rolled oats.
12 - 1 teaspoon baking soda.
13 - 1/2 cup brown sugar.
14 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
15 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
16 - 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour.
17 - 1 cup granulated sugar.
18 - 1 cup butter, softened.

# Instructions:

01 - Pat dry with paper towels. You should be left with 3/4 cup of it.
02 - Set oven to 350°F. Stir dry ingredients. Cream together butter and sugars. Mix in yolk, vanilla, pumpkin. Add dry mix. Scoop dough, press gently. Bake 14-16 min.
03 - Whip butter and cream cheese together. Stir in sugar, spices, and vanilla. Mix until creamy.
04 - Pipe creamy filling onto one cookie. Press another on top.

# Notes:

01 - Yields 18-20 cookie sandwiches.
02 - Refrigerate after day one.
03 - Can freeze unassembled cookies.
04 - Don’t use quick oats—whole oats only.
05 - Dry pumpkin properly before starting.