Chocolate whoopie pies are a classic American dessert that are perfect for any occasion. These delicious treats are made with two chocolate cake-like cookies that are sandwiched together with a creamy filling. They are often decorated with sprinkles, chocolate chips, or other toppings. Whoopie pies are a great choice for bake sales, potlucks, and parties, and they can also be enjoyed as a sweet snack or dessert. With so many different variations, there is sure to be a chocolate whoopie pie recipe that everyone will love.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIES
These are always a good pick for bake sales, school treats, picnics, etc. It's a slightly "lighter" (lower in fat) than other whoopie pie recipes.
Provided by Parsley
Categories Dessert
Time 16m
Yield 36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425. Lightly coat cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
- Whoopie Pies: In a mixing bowl, beat sugar and oil until crumbly. Add eggs and beat well. In separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
- Gradually beat flour mixture into sugar mixture. Add milk and mix together well.
- With lightly lightly floured hands, roll dough into 1 1/2" balls. Place balls 2" apart onto cookie sheets lightly sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Flatten balls slightly with bottom of lightly greased flat-bottom glass.
- Bake at 425 for 5-6 minutes or until tops are cracked. Cool for 3 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.
- Filling: In a mixing bowl, beat together butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in milk and extract until fluffy.
- Pipe filling using pastry bag (or spread w/ knife) on to flat bottom of cooled whoopie pie and top with another whoopie pie to make a sandwich.
TRADITIONAL AMISH CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIES
An authentic Amish recipe that I brought home from northern Indiana. I've included the traditional filling recipe as well as the modern version. Enjoy!
Provided by Family Favorites
Categories Chocolate
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- 1. Chocolate Cake/Cookie Part- Combine sugar, oil and eggs in large mixing bowl. Beat until creamy. Sift together flour, dry cocoa and salt. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with sour milk or buttermilk. Stir in vanilla.
- 2. In separate bowl, whisk baking soda and hot water together until soda is dissolved. Stir into batter until thoroughly mixed.
- 3. Drop by rounded spoonfuls of desired size onto well greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes, or until top springs back when touched. (For moist Whoopie Pies, avoid over baking.)
- 4. Remove from sheets and allow to cool completely. Spread filling on flat side of one cookie and top with another. Wrap completed Whoopie Pies individually in Saran Wrap.
- 5. Traditional Filling- Mix together egg whites, 2 cups of sugar and vanilla. Beat in Crisco and remaining sugar.
- 6. Modern Filling- Beat together butter, confectioners sugar, marshmallow fluff and vanilla until smooth, approx. 3 minutes. Fill cookies as above.
PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP WHOOPIE PIES RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: brown sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, canned pumpkin, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, chocolate chips, cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract
Provided by Tasty
Categories Bakery Goods
Yield 18 pies
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Mix the brown sugar and oil.
- Add eggs and pumpkin, and mix.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and mix.
- Stir in chocolate chips and scoop (or pipe) 2 tbsp at a time onto a baking sheet.
- Beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
- Spread onto half of the cooled cookies, and top with the rest of the cookies.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 432 calories, Carbohydrate 48 grams, Fat 25 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, Sugar 27 grams
CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIES
Looking for sandwich cookies? Then check out these classic chocolate whoopie pies that are made using Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ cake mix and frosting - a wonderful dessert treat.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
- In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add cake mix, pudding mix, milk and eggs; beat on high speed until blended. Using 1 1/2-inch scoop, drop 24 slightly mounded scoops of dough about 1 inch apart onto cookie sheets.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set (do not overbake). Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
- For each whoopie pie, spread about 1 tablespoon frosting on bottom of 1 cookie. Top with second cookie, bottom side down; gently press together. Roll edges of whoopie pies in sprinkles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 164, Carbohydrate 14 g, Fat 2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 158 mg
CHOCOLATE MINT WHOOPIE PIES
These cute sandwich cookies from our Test Kitchen would be a pretty addition to any holiday goodie tray.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 1-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large bowl, beat sugar and oil until crumbly. Add egg; beat for 1 minute. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Gradually beat into sugar mixture. Add milk and mix well. (Dough will be sticky.) With lightly floured hands, roll dough into 3/4-in. balls., Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. , Flatten slightly with a glass coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 4-5 minutes or until edges are set and tops are cracked. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool., In a small bowl, combine butter and confectioners' sugar until crumbly. Beat in extract, food coloring if desired and milk. Spread on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 122 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 86mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
DARK CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIES WITH TOASTED ALMOND CREAM
Provided by Alex Guarnaschelli
Categories dessert
Time 2h40m
Yield 16 to 24 sandwiches
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- For the whoopee pies: Position 2 oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F.
- Combine both kinds of chocolate and the butter in a medium heatproof bowl. Fill a medium pot about a third of the way with water and bring to a simmer. Place the over the simmering water and lower the heat. Melt the chocolate and butter gently together, stirring and scraping the sides to avoid scorching, until melted, then remove the bowl from the heat. Cool 2 to 3 minutes.
- Whisk together the sugar, eggs and vanilla in another bowl. Set aside. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder in another bowl. Whisk in the egg and then the chocolate mixture. Do not overmix.
- Spray 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray and drop the batter on them in large spoonfuls about 2 inches in diameter, leaving room between each to allow spreading.
- Bake, rotating and switching the positions of baking sheets halfway through, until the whoopee pies puff up slightly and settle, 6 to 8 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet before gingerly lifting them off and transferring to a flat surface.
- For the filling: Heat the milk in a medium saucepan until hot and add 3/4 cup toasted almonds. Turn off the heat. Allow the almonds to steep in the milk 25 to 30 minutes. Strain the milk and pour it back into the same pan.
- Beat together the sugar, cornstarch, flour and egg yolks in an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until thick, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Pour some of the hot milk mixture over the eggs and blend. Pour the egg mixture back into the milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the mixture thickens, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the almond extract and continue to cook until the mixture begins to bubble, then cook for an additional 2 minutes, stirring. Transfer to a bowl and cover with a layer of plastic pressed against the surface so the cream doesn't form a skin. Refrigerate 1 hour.
- Sandwich some of the cream and the remaining 1/4 cup toasted almonds between chocolate rounds. Drizzle with melted chocolate if using. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER WHOOPIE PIES
This recipe is a great excuse to give that convection setting a try if your oven has one. On convection, an internal fan continually circulates the hot air. Since the air all around the food is a consistent temperature, multiple trays of food will cook evenly. Rotating the sheets becomes unnecessary and all the food bakes up faster and more uniformly. A conventional oven will still work well for this recipe - just bake one sheet at a time.
Provided by Samantha Seneviratne
Categories dessert
Time 1h55m
Yield 12 pies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- For the cakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, or 325 degrees F on the convection setting. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and beat to combine. Beat in the flour mixture in three additions, alternating with additions of the buttermilk, starting and ending with flour mixture.
- Scoop the batter by 1/4-cupfuls onto three parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets, at least 3 inches apart. With the back of a cookie scoop or a spoon, shape the scoops of batter into neat circles. Bake until the cakes spring back when gently pressed in the center, 15 to 18 minutes. Slip the parchment with the cakes still on it onto cooling racks. Let the cakes cool completely on the parchment.
- For the filling: In a medium bowl, beat the peanut butter and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Add the confectioners' sugar and the salt and beat on low until smooth. Chill the filling for 15 minutes.
- Carefully lift the cakes off of the parchment. Spread about 3 tablespoons of filling on a flat side of half of the cakes. Top with the remaining cakes, flat-side down.
MINI CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIES
Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes episode 402.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Time 4h45m
Yield Makes about 32
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt into a medium bowl.
- Beat shortening, sugars, and butter with a mixer on high speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add egg, and beat until mixture is pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Reduce speed to low. Mix in flour mixture in 2 additions, alternating with milk and vanilla, beginning and ending with flour.
- Drop mounds of dough (about 2 teaspoons each) onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing each 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies spring back when lightly touched with a finger, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool on sheets set on wire racks for 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks, and let cool completely.
- Transfer whipped ganache to a disposable pastry bag, and snip a 1/2-inch opening. Pipe ganache (2 to 2 1/2 teaspoons each) onto flat sides of half the cookies. Sandwich with remaining cookies, pressing gently.
PUMPKIN-CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIES
These whoopie pies may be small, but they pack big flavor. Intense chocolate filling enhances the cakey pumpkin cookies.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about 3 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Make the cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment or a nonstick baking mat.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices in a bowl. In another bowl, whisk together sugar and oil until well combined. Add pumpkin puree, and whisk until combined. Whisk in eggs and vanilla. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture; whisk until fully incorporated.
- Drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto prepared baking sheets, about 1 inch apart. Smooth tops with a wet fingertip. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until cookies just start to crack on top and a cake tester comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks, and let cookies cool completely.
- Make the filling: With an electric mixer on medium-high, beat butter, cream, cocoa, and confectioners' sugar until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Spread filling (about 1 scant tablespoon) on flat side of half the cookies; sandwich with remaining cookies, pressing to adhere. (Whoopie pies are best eaten the same day but can be refrigerated in airtight containers overnight.)
CHOCOLATE DREAM WHOOPIE PIES
Chocolate lovers will find these cute triple-chocolate goodies irresistible. Two luscious cookies, a yummy mousse-like filling and mini semisweet chips: mmmmmm.-Jill Papke, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Yield about 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, oil and vanilla; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes (mixture will be sticky)., Drop by 2 tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until edges are set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and salt. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in chocolate chips until melted. Transfer to a small bowl; cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour., In a large bowl, beat the shortening and butter until fluffy. Beat in chocolate mixture and vanilla., Spread chocolate filling on the bottoms of half of the cookies, about 2 tablespoons on each; top with remaining cookies. Roll sides in miniature chocolate chips for garnish. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 579 calories, Fat 37g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 69mg cholesterol, Sodium 386mg sodium, Carbohydrate 61g carbohydrate (45g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY WHOOPIE PIES
I've saved this jam-filled whoopie pie recipe for years after cutting it out of a newspaper. It's one of my grandson's personal favorites. -Nancy Foust, Stoneboro, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield about 2-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 6-8 minutes, and tops spring back when lightly touched. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a large bowl, beat marshmallow creme and shortening until blended. Beat in jam and vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread on bottoms of half the cookies; cover with remaining cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 186 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 148mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.
RED VELVET WHOOPIE PIES WITH CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FILLING
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- For the whoopie pies: Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-by-18-inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the cake mix, eggs, 1 cup water, vegetable oil, vanilla and salt. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl with a spatula occasionally. Pour the batter onto the prepared baking sheet and spread it out evenly with a spatula.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool to room temperature. Cut out an equal number of heart shapes with a cookie cutter and set aside while you make the filling.
- For the filling: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese on medium speed until soft, about 1 minute. Add the chocolate, milk and vanilla, and beat to incorporate. Reduce the speed to low and add the powdered sugar and salt. Once the sugar is incorporated, increase the speed to medium and beat until the filling is fluffy, about another minute.
- To assemble the whoopie pies, use a small spatula or spoon to gently spread a generous tablespoon of the filling over the surface of one of the hearts. Top with another heart and gently press down to sandwich. Repeat with the remaining hearts. Dust lightly with powdered sugar, and serve.
REESE'S® PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIES
These taste bud-pleasing cookies are made with Betty Crocker Reese's Premium peanut butter and chocolate cupcakes and a creamy peanut butter and cream cheese filling.
Provided by By Heather Baird
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper or silicone nonstick baking mats.
- In large bowl, beat contents of chocolate cupcake packet, the water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until well combined. Spoon batter in disposable plastic piping bag provided in box. Cut off tip of bag with scissors to make 1 1/2- to 2-inch opening. Pipe mixture into 2-inch rounds on cookie sheets.
- Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until cakes are fragrant and puffed with rounded tops. Remove cakes from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat contents of peanut butter filling packet, the cream cheese and butter on medium-high speed until thoroughly combined.
- Spoon about 2 tablespoons filling onto 1 cooled cake; top with another same-size cake. Roll edges in chocolate sprinkles. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving
TRIPLE CHOCOLATE STOUT WHOOPIE PIES
Three kinds of chocolate plus a good glug of stout beer gives these fun little whoopie pies big flavor.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper, or lightly spray with cooking spray.
- In large bowl, beat cookie ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until moistened; beat 1 minute longer on high speed. Drop batter by 2 tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
- Bake 8 to 11 minutes or until set (do not overbake). Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
- In large bowl, beat filling ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. For each whoopie pie, spread about 2 tablespoons filling on bottom of 1 cooled cookie. Top with second cookie, bottom side down. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320, Carbohydrate 40 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Fat 3 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Whoopie Pie, Sodium 350 mg, Sugar 28 g, TransFat 0 g
MINT-CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE WHOOPIE PIES
Chocolate chip cookies sandwich whipped vanilla frosting with mint extract for whoopie pies that are capital D-licious.
Provided by Paula Jones
Categories Dessert
Time 25m
Yield 9
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and water until soft dough forms.
- Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet, making 18 cookies.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute before removing from cookie sheet. Cool 4 minutes before assembling.
- Mix frosting and mint extract. Spread about 1 tablespoon frosting on bottom of 1 cookie. Top with additional cookie, bottom sides together.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving
CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIES WITH CASSIS FILLING
For a flavorful and crowd-pleasing party treat, bake these whoopie pies from One Girl Cookies' Dawn Casale and David Crofton.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Yield Makes 18 to 24 whoopie pies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together sugars, yogurt, oil, eggs, and vanilla on medium speed for 3 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl with a spatula. With the mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture, about 30 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl again and transfer batter to refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Transfer batter to a pastry bag fitted with a large plain round tip (such as Ateco #809) and a large coupler. Pipe 2-inch circles onto prepared baking sheet, leaving 1 1/2 inches between each. Take care to keep your pastry bag completely vertical to make nice circles. If working in batches, keep batter refrigerated between each batch.
- Transfer baking sheets to oven; bake until whoopie pies spring back when touched, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
- Fit a pastry bag with a large plain round tip (such as Ateco #809) and a large coupler; fill pastry bag with cassis filling. Turn half of the whoopies over so that they are bottom side up. Pipe a small dollop of cassis filling onto each whoopie bottom; sandwich with remaining whoopies.
CHOCOLATE TIRAMISU WHOOPIE PIES
Of any dessert I make, whether it be for family or friends, this recipe is one that is a favorite and gets requested over and over again.
Provided by Dorena Tenaglia
Categories Chocolate
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- 1. Mix (on medium speed) first set of ingredients for cookies in large bowl. I mix wet ingredients, then add the dry. Becare in adding the hot coffee, it may splatter.
- 2. Separate medium bowl mix (slow to medium speed) filling ingredients. I add a cup at a time of the powdered sugar to lessen the chances of making a mess.
- 3. Use a medium sized cookie scoop and use a cookie sheet lined with teflon or parchment paper and bake for approximately 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool and take spatula to add filling and top with another cookie. I normally wrap each whoopie pie individually with plastic wrap to keep fresh.
DARK GERMAN CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIES
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line Cookie Sheet with Parchment Paper. Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda in Mixing Bowl. Combine butter, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla in Mixing Bowl; beat on medium-high speed of electric mixer until well blended. On low speed, add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with milk in two additions; mix well.
- 2. Using level Small Scoop, scoop batter onto prepared Cookie Sheet 2 in. (5 cm) apart; bake 7-9 minutes or until cookies spring back when lightly pressed. Slide parchment and cookies onto Cooling Rack; cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter.
- 3. For filling, combine sugar and salt in (2-qt./1.9-L) Saucepan. Gradually whisk in evaporated milk, egg yolks and vanilla using Silicone Sauce Whisk. Add butter; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 8-10 minutes or until temperature reaches 160°F (71°C). Pour into Classic Batter Bowl. Add coconut and pecans; mix well. Refrigerate 1 hour or until cool. Meanwhile, prepare Ganache.
- 4. To assemble, turn cookies bottom side up. Using slightly scant Medium Scoop, scoop filling onto half of the cookies, pressing down slightly so filling spreads almost to the edge. Spoon 1 tsp (5 mL) ganache on remaining half of cookies. Place one filled cookie on top of ganache, pressing slightly. Garnish, if desired.
CHOCOLATE-STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE WHOOPIE PIES
Steps:
- HEAT oven to 350ºF. BEAT first 4 ingredients with mixer until well blended. Drop 2 Tbsp. batter, 2 inches apart, into 32 mounds on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 10 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out almost clean. Cool on baking sheets 3 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. BEAT cream cheese and marshmallow creme in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add COOL WHIP; beat on low speed just until blended. SPREAD about 2 Tbsp. COOL WHIP mixture onto bottom side of each of 16 cookies. Top with strawberries and remaining cookies. Kraft Kitchens Tips Size-Wise This special treat has built-in portion control and can be enjoyed on occasion. Variation Prepare using a yellow cake mix and reducing oil to 1/3 cup. How to Store Keep refrigerated.
CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIES
I love the good old fashioned Hostess Suzy-Qs! This recipe is a delicious throwback to the days before everyone started counting calories or fat grams. Consider these an occasional decadent treat. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Provided by Kathleen Taylor
Categories Chocolate
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
- 2. To make the cakes: In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, espresso powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and vanilla till smooth. Add the egg, again beating till smooth.
- 3. Add the cocoa, stirring to combine.
- 4. Add the flour to the batter alternately with the milk, beating till smooth. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl, and beat again briefly to soften and combine any chunky scrapings.
- 5. Drop the dough by the 1/4-cupful onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving plenty of room between the cakes; they'll spread. A muffin scoop works well here.
- 6. Bake the cakes for 15 to 16 minutes, till they're set and firm to the touch. Remove them from the oven, and cool on the pans. While still lukewarm, use a spatula to separate them from the pan or parchment; then allow to cool completely.
- 7. **To make 16 smaller whoopie pies (about 2 3/4" dia., about 2 1/2 ounces each): drop the dough onto the baking sheets in 30g balls, about the size of a large ping pong ball, or about 1 1/4". Bake for 11 to 12 minutes, till set. Finish as directed in the recipe.
- 8. To make the filling: Beat together the shortening, sugar, and marshmallow till well combined.
- 9. Dissolve the salt in the water, and add to the marshmallow mixture. Add the vanilla, and beat till smooth.
- 10. Spread the flat side of half the cakes with the filling. Top with the remaining cakes, flat side towards the filling. Wrap individually, in plastic wrap, till ready to serve.
- 11. Yield: 8 large whoopie pies (about 4" dia., about 5 ounces each). To make smaller pies, see ** in step 7.
- 12. Due to the differences between natural and Dutch-processed cocoa powders, do not substitute one for the other in recipes. Dutch Process cocoa has been treated with an alkali to neutralize its natural acidity. Because it is neutral and does not react with baking soda, it must be used in recipes calling for baking powder, unless there are other acidic ingredients in sufficient quantities used. It has a reddish-brown color, mild flavor, and is easy to dissolve in liquids.
- 13. Espresso powder is chocolate's best friend. Use 1/2 to 2 teaspoons in chocolate baked goods, frostings, and sauces; a touch of espresso powder enhances chocolate's flavor without adding any coffee flavor of its own. Ground, brewed, then dried from specially selected coffee beans, powder readily dissolves for easy mixing. *This ingredient is optional.
- 14. Marshmallow Fluff is a New England ingredient available in certain other parts of the country. Marshmallow creme, more widely available, is a thinner consistency than Fluff. If you make your filling with marshmallow creme, you may need to add a bit more sugar to stiffen it up sufficiently.
Tips:
- For a richer flavor, use dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate instead of milk chocolate.
- To make the whoopie pies extra soft and fluffy, let the batter rest for a few minutes before baking.
- Be careful not to overmix the batter, as this can make the whoopie pies tough.
- If you don't have a piping bag, you can use a spoon to drop the batter onto the baking sheet.
- Bake the whoopie pies until they are just set, as overbaking can make them dry.
- Let the whoopie pies cool completely before filling them.
- For a lighter filling, use whipped cream instead of buttercream.
- You can also use other fillings, such as jam, Nutella, or peanut butter.
- Store the whoopie pies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
Chocolate whoopie pies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that are perfect for any occasion. With their soft and fluffy chocolate cake and sweet and creamy filling, they are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you are looking for a special dessert, give chocolate whoopie pies a try.
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