Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
This recipe for red velvet whoopie pies has a subtle vanilla flavor in the cream cheese filling. If you love chocolate and mint, you can substitute peppermint extract for the vanilla. Makes a beautiful and tasty food gift.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 1- oz bottle of red food coloring
- 6 oz cream cheese softened
- 3 Tbsp butter softened
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
For the Whoopie Pies
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Line your cookie sheet with parchment paper. This keeps the cookies from sticking or getting too hard.
- Add butter to a mixing bowl and beat on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
- Add brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of the bowl as needed.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Using low speed on your mixer, alternately add the flour and buttermilk, beating just until combined.
- Stir in red food coloring.
- Spoon dough with a rounded teaspoon onto your cookie sheet, placing them 2″ apart.
- Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are set. Cool on your cookie sheet for 2 minutes then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Spread filling on the flat/bottom side of one cookie then place another one on top of it to create a sandwich.
For the Filling
- Combine cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract in mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add powdered sugar. If necessary, add milk, 1 tsp at a time, to make the right spreading consistency.
Notes
I used a cake decorator for the filling because I found it easier. You could also use an icing spreader or knife.
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