Carrot Cake Oatmeal Whoopie Pies, With Pineapple Cream Cheese filling Recipe - (4.2/5)

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1-1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature (3/4 cup)
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2-1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp coarse salt (or 1/2 tsp table salt)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 2 cups quick cooking oats
• 1-1/2 cups grated carrots (about 2 carrots)**
• 1-1/4 cups golden raisins (optional)
• NOTE: **You could leave out the carrots, and these would simply be Oatmeal Whoopie Pies
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 4 oz. cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 Tablespoons pineapple jam (optional)
• 1/4 sweetened coconut, toasted at 325F for about 10 minutes and cooled (optional)