Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches

By srumbel

There’s nothing softer, as far as cookies go, than a pudding cookie. They are just awesome. And they make a terrific cookie sandwich because they aren’t too hard to bite into, causing the icing to squeeze out. They are the perfect softness so that they keep everything held together, but perfectly blend with the icing when you bite into it.
Of course if you don’t have access to pudding mix, do not fear, you can still make these cookie sandwiches. Just reduce the flour to 1 1/4 cups, and use 1/2 cup total of cocoa. Keep everything else the same. They’ll still be delicious, just not as soft.
And as previously stated, the pumpkin icing is the jam. It’s the reason these cookie sandwiches came to be. The cookies are the delivery vessel for the icing. Together they make pumpkin and chocolate chip awesome sauce. You’ll want to eat it right up.
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Ingredients

• Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 package dry chocolate pudding mix
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 2-3 tsp milk
• Pumpkin Icing
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup pumpkin puree + 2 tbsp
• 3/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
3. Mix in egg and vanilla extract.
4. With the mixer on low speed, add flour, cornstarch, baking soda, dry pudding mix and cocoa powder.
5. Stir in chocolate chips. Add milk, if needed. Dough will be thick.
6. Make balls of about 1 tbsp and then flatten a bit into thick discs and place on cookie sheet. They will spread a little while they bake.
7. Bake for about 7-8 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes on cookie sheet, then transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
9. While cookies cool, make icing. Beat the shortening and butter until smooth.
10. Slowly add 3 cups of powdered sugar. Mix until combined.
11. Mix in the pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice.
12. Add the rest of the powdered sugar and mix until smooth. Add more water until it's the right consistency.
13. Once cookies are cool, make cookie sandwiches.