Chocolate Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Delight your taste buds with these delicious chocolate pumpkin whoopie pies! These soft and cakey cookies are filled with a luscious buttercream filling, making them the perfect treat for any occasion.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350F 175C and line baking sheets with parchment paper

In a mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract

Mix until well combined

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture, alternating with buttermilk

Mix until just combined

Stir in the chocolate chips

Using a spoon or scoop, drop spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them apart

Bake in the preheated oven for about 10-12 minutes or until the cookies spring back when lightly touched

Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely

For the filling, beat together the softened butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt until creamy and smooth

Once the cookies are completely cooled, spread a generous amount of the filling onto the flat side of a cookie, then sandwich it with another cookie

Repeat the filling and sandwiching process for the remaining cookies

Serve the chocolate pumpkin whoopie pies and enjoy!