Red, White, and Blue Whoopie Pies
Sweet marhsmallow filling smooshed inside 2 soft cake like cookies.
Servings 12
Calories 437kcal
Ingredients
For the Whoopie Pies
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup buttermilk shaken
- Red and blue food coloring I used gel food dye
For the Marshmallow Frosting
- ½ c. butter or margarine
- 1 c. confectioners' sugar
- 1 c. Marshmallow Fluff about ½ of a 7 ½-oz. jar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until combined.
- In a separate medium bowl,beat butter and brown sugar together.
- Then beat in the egg and vanilla.
- Add buttermilk. Then gradually stir in the flour just until combined.
- Divide the batter in half. Add red to one half, and blue to the other half until they reach your desired shade.
- Spoon the cookie batter onto the baking sheet. Gently flatten each cookie with a greased hand. Bake for 7-9 minutes. Cool completely.
- Mix butter, fluff, and vanilla together. Gradually stir in powdered sugar. Spread or pipe frosting onto half of the cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 437kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 298mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 50g | Vitamin A: 727IU | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg