Whoopie Pies • Living in Sugar

Hello and happy Friday! Today I have a great recipe that is a flash back to my childhood. These chocolate whoopie pies are just so good you wont be able to resist.

Here’s what you’ll need:

For the Cookies:

2 Cups all-purpose flour
1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
1/2 Cup Granulated sugar
1/2 Cup Brown sugar
1/2 Cup (1 Stick) Unsalted Butter
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 Salt
1 tsp Vanilla
1 Egg
1 Cup Milk

For the filling:

1/2 Cup (I Stick) butter
1/2 Cup Marshmallow Fluff
3 Cups Powdered Sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp milk

Begin by preheating your oven to 350°F. Next, in the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter until light & fluffy. Add both sugars & mix until pale yellow.

Next add the egg followed by vanilla & mix to combine.

In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients & whisk or sift to combine.

Now, add 1/3 of the dry goods to the mixer, followed by a 1/2 cup of the milk. Alternate until all ingredients are combined.

Now, using a 1 inch cookie scoop, scoop batter on to parchment lined cookie sheets 2 inches apart. Batter will be fairly loose and sticky. Don’t worry if cookies spread slightly on the pan — totally normal!

Place in a 350°F oven and bake for 10-12 minutes until cookies are set. They will spread out on the pan. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes and remove to a cooling rack. While cookies are cooling, mix up the filling.

For the filling, cream butter and marshmallow fluff together in your stand mixer.

Add vanilla extract & salt followed by powdered sugar. Add the sugar slowly to avoid a kitchen covered in sugar! add the milk as needed — you may need more or less depending on your mix. Beat until firm peaks form.