Mini Gingerbread Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 tsp

Ginger, ground

Egg, large

3/4 cup

Molasses

1 tsp

Baking powder

1/4 tsp

Baking soda

1/4 cup

Brown sugar, firmly packed

1 tsp

Cinnamon, ground

1/4 tsp

Cloves or allspice, ground

2 cups

Confectioners' sugar

2 1/2 cups

King arthur whole wheat flour, White

1/2 tsp

Salt

1 1/4 tsp

Vanilla extract

1/2 cup

Butter, unsalted

5 tbsp

Butter, soft

1/2 cup

Buttermilk or plain yogurt

2/3 cup

Cream cheese

1/4 cup

Crystallized ginger

1 teaspoon Instant ClearJel