Chocolate Whoopie Pies With Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting

• FOR THE COOKIES:
• 3-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1-1/2 cup Natural Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1 Tablespoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 2 sticks Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature
• 2 cups Granulated Sugar
• 2 Large Eggs, Room Temperature
• 2 cups Buttermilk, Room Temperature
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• FOR THE FROSTING:
• 1/2 cups Butter
• 1 package (8 Ounce) Package Cream Cheese, Softened
• 1/3 cups Pumpkin Puree
• 4 cups Confectioners Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice

1. For the cookies:
2. 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a whoopie pie pan with non-stick cooking spray. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl, set aside.
3. 2. In a separate bowl, using a hand mixer or stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar. Add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat until well-combined. Slowly add in the flour mixture until combined.
4. 3. Drop approximately 2 leveled tablespoons of the batter into each cavity of the whoopie pie pan (or drop directly onto a greased cookie sheet if you don't have a whoopie pan). After filling each cavity, bake for approximately 9-11 minutes. Cake should be "springy" to the touch. Let cool completely before frosting.
5. For the frosting:
6. 1. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, cream cheese, and pumpkin. One cup at a time, add confectioner's sugar. Add vanilla and pumpkin pie spice and mix until well-combined. If your frosting seems too liquidy, try sticking it in the fridge before filling your whoopie pies!!
7. 2. Use a spatula or a piping bag to frost the bottom of one cookie, then add another cookie on top as a sandwich.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/chocolate-whoopie-pies-with-pumpkin-cream-cheese-frosting/ (may not work)