Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Whoopie Pies

For some reason my craving for sweets has slightly diminished since being pregnant (unfortunately, the scale still says otherwise)  But seriously, I could not keep my hands off these scrumptious Whoopie Pies after I made a batch yesterday. Eventually, I had to hide them from myself, but that plan failed because I found them after dinner and couldn't resist!

If your looking for a great Thanksgiving crowd-pleaser that isn't technically a real "pie" this is it. You can make them with or without the chocolate chips, but trust me when I say they add just the right touch.

Get the recipe and baking tutorial below...



Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Whoopie Pies
*this wonderful recipe was first introduced to me by my awesome cousin!
Whoopie Pie Ingredients (makes about 25-30 whoopie pies)
1/2 cup butter - softened
1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup 100% pure pumpkin
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
*and mini chocolate chips for later

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
1/2 cup butter - softened
1 8oz package cream cheese - softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
5-6 cups powdered sugar
*You will only need about 2/3 of this recipe for your whoopie pies, so half the recipe if you are not as much of a frosting fan and wont use the leftovers

Whoopie Pies - Step 1. Start by creaming together the butter and sugar.

Step 2. Add the vanilla and then the eggs 1 at a time, mix well.

Step 3. Mix in the pumpkin until well combined. 

Step 4. Place all remaining dry ingredients in a separate bowl and mix with a spoon. 

Step 5. Add the dry ingredients and mix until well combined.

Step 6. Drop batter onto a prepared baking sheet (heaping teaspoon sized) and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 min. Cool the cookies on wire racks. *This is not the type of cookie you want to under-bake, they will not turn out nice and fluffy if you do (I learned that the hard way)!

Cream Cheese - Frosting Step 1. Cream together the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract until smooth.

Step 2. Add 5 cups and powdered sugar and mix well. for this particular treat, I like my frosting nice and thick so the cookies don't smoosh together... add an additional 1 cup of powdered sugar if you thick the frosting needs to be thickened. 

Step 3. Place in a frosting bag and cut the tip so you are left with a fairly wide opening (if you don't have a frosting bad, use a Zip-lock). 

Step 4. Swirl the frosting out starting from the center of your cookie making sure to get it close to the edge. Then place a 2nd cookie on top. 

Step 5. Line your chocolate chips on a plate and roll the whoopie pie over the top. (this technique works best when the frosting is brought right to the edge, then sue a knife, or a clean finger to flatten the frosting.)

Step 6. Repeat with all of your cookies, then Enjoy!