Pumpkin Oatmeal Cream Pies with Maple Cream Cheese Filling

Ingredients

• 2.5 sticks unsalted butter, room temp
• 1 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg, room temp
• 2 tsp molasses (optional)
• 1/4 cup pumpking puree (optional)
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 tsp maple extract (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 3 cups quick cooking oats oats (if using whole oats, grind them down to a fine powder)
• 1.5 sticks unsalted butter, room temp
• 8oz. cream cheese, softened
• 3 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp maple extract, or 2 tbsp Grade B maple syrup (both optional)
• pinch of salt