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This is the time of year that I look for delicious pumpkin recipes. This is a great version of the classic chocolate Whoopie Pie ( click here for Original Recipe ). The fluffy marshmallow buttercream sandwiches the cinnamon-spiced, tender cakes perfectly.

 Download Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Marshmallow Fluff Buttercream recipe

½ cup plus 2 tablespoons flour

¾ cup cake flour

1 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. soda

½ tsp. salt

9 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

½ cup plus light brown sugar

½ cup sugar

2 ½ teaspoons cinnamon

1 ½ teaspoons nutmeg

¾ teaspoon allspice

½ teaspoon cloves

½ teaspoon ginger

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 large eggs, room temperature

1 ½ T molasses

½ cup plus 2 tablespoons canned pumpkin

¼ cup buttermilk

 1.    Preheat oven to 400°F.Lightly grease cookies sheets with oil or line with parchment paper.

 2.    Sift flours, soda, powder, salt together in a small bowl and set aside.

 3.    Cream butter, sugars, the spices, and vanilla with a mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1 ½ minutes. Stop the mixer twice to scrape down sides.

 4.    Add the eggs, one at a time, blending about 10 seconds after each addition.

 5.    Add the molasses and pumpkin and mix about 10 seconds until blended. Scrape the bowl and add the buttermilk and beat for 5 seconds.

 6.    Fold in the flour mixture by hand, the beat on low for about 5 seconds. Scrape the bowl and beat for another 10 seconds until smooth and velvety.

 7.    Drop the batter by generous rounded tablespoons (or use small ice-cream scoop) about 2 inches apart.

 8.    Bake about 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Marshmallow Fluff Buttercream Filling:

1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature

5 heaping tablespoons Fluff ( order Fluff here )

1 cup confectioners’ sugar

Pinch of salt

½ tsp. vanilla

1.    Place all ingredients in mixing bowl and beat on low speed until all the sugar is absorbed.

2.    Scrape bowl down and then beat on medium-high speed for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.

3.    Sandwich the whoopie pies with the filling, about 2 generous tablespoons for each pie. Makes about 14 pies.