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chocolate peppermint whoopie pies

Chocolate Peppermint Whoopie Pies

Catherine Olson
Old Fashioned Chocolate Whoopie Pies filled with Pink Peppermint Frosting
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Pies

Ingredients
  

Whoopie Pie Cookies

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 cups buttermilk

Frosting

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 stick butter
  • 6 oz. sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Red Food Dye
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder for chocolate frosting

Instructions
 

Whoopie Pie Cookies

  • Cream together butter and sugars several minutes until light and fluffy
  • Add vanilla and eggs
  • Mix until just incorporated
  • Sift dry ingredients and add to butter and sugar alternately with buttermilk in 4 segments, mixing just until combined with each addition
  • Let dough rest for 10 minutes
  • Spoon even sized dollops onto baking sheet
  • Leave space between each dollop and use fingers to round out each cookie round
  • Bake at Fahrenheit 350°, 13-15 minutes until cookies have a defined dome
  • Transfer to wire rack to cool

Frosting

  • Beat all ingredients together with hand mixer until smooth and creamy
  • Add food coloring until desired color is reached

Finalè

  • When cooled, add a large spoonful of frosting to the bottom of one cookie
  • Cover with another cookie and gently squeeze until cookies are firmly attached
  • Optional: Dip chocolate filled whoopie pies halfway in melted Peppermint Hershey's Kisses
  • Optional: Dunk outside of cookie frosting in crushed peppermint

Notes

Recipe originally inspired by Macheesmo
Keyword Chocolate Peppermint Whoopie Pies