Mini Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• * 2 cups organic flour
• * 2 TBSP unsweetened organic cocoa powder
• * 1/2 TSP baking soda
• * 1/2 TSP salt
• * 1/2 organic butter, softened
• * 1 cup packed brown sugar
• * 1 egg
• * 1 tsp vanilla
• * 1/2 cup buttermilk
• * red food coloring
• * 7 oz marshmallow fluff
• * 8 oz cream cheese at room temperature
• * 1/4 cup butter, softened

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl or in the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the butter for about 30 seconds. Just to cream the butter slightly. Beat in the brown sugar until it is light and fluffy.
3. Mix in the egg and vanilla.
4. Alternately add the flour mix, and buttermilk. I did the flour in thirds, and the buttermilk in half. Mix until just combined.
5. Stir in the food coloring. I have gel food coloring so I used little tiny dabs of that until I reached my desired red. If you are using the food coloring liquid, it takes about a whole full bottle to get the red dark enough.

whoopie pie batter Mini Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

Preheat the oven to 375º F. Line your cookie sheets.

I then scooped my batter into a decorating bag and squeezed small circles on to my baking sheet. I made the circles an inch or less in diameter. They don’t spread very much so you can fit a decent amount on one cookie sheet.

I baked the mini cookies for 5-7 minutes, then allowed to cool while I made the frosting.

whoopie pie cookies Mini Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
To Make the Frosting:

Simply beat together the cream cheese, butter, and marshmallow cream until smooth.

I filled a decorating bag with one of my favorite tips, and piped the filling onto the cookies and sandwiched them together.