This chocolate whoopie pies recipe is super easy to make yourself, so the next time your kids have friends over or you just have a craving for a decadent creamy chocolate dessert, pop these in the oven and you’ll have a terrific sweet treat! It’s quick and easy with just 5 minutes work!
Author:Jill Cooper
Ingredients
Units
1/2cupsugar1/4cupshortening1/2cupdark corn syrup1 egg
1/2cupcocoa1/2cupsour milk1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2cupsall purpose flour
nuts (optional)
Whoopie Pie Filling
2 3/4cupspowdered sugar1/4cuphalf and half1/4 tsp. salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°.
Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
Using a ¼ cup ice cream scoop, drop onto a greased cookie sheet.
Bake 5-10 minutes.
When cool, mix filling ingredients.
Spread on half of the cookies.
Then top with the other half of the cookies.
Notes
Whoopie Pie Variations
Mint Chocolate: Add ¼ tsp. peppermint extract and a few drops green food coloring in the filling.
Marshmallow: Use marshmallow creme for filling.
Peanut Butter: Add 2 Tbsp. peanut butter to filling.
Chocolate: Add 1-2 Tbsp. baking cocoa to filling.
Cherry: Add 1 Tbsp. cherry gelatin powder to filling.
Strawberry: Add 1 Tbsp. cherry gelatin powder to filling.