- 12
- 20 mins
- 30 mins
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup milk
- heaping 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon mint or peppermint extract
- 4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 - 3 drops green food coloring, if desired
Preparation
Step 1
1. Preheat oven to 375°F; lightly spray or grease
wells of whoopie pie pan.
2. Beat together the butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy; beat in egg.
3. In a separate bowl combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
4. Alternate adding the dry ingredients
and milk to the batter and stir until combined; fold in the chocolate chips.
8. Make filling by beating together the cream cheese, butter, and mint extract in a large bowl; sift in the confectioners' sugar and continue to beat until well combined; if desired, add food coloring and mix.
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I feel confident that I could make these. I agree with Chung-Ah that they would be perfect to take for lunches (and for packing one or two in my husband's and son's lunch bags). :)
I love whoopie pies and these sound like something I need to make. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
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