Description
Delicious and festive Red, White, and Blue Whoopie Pies perfect for celebrations.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Red and blue food coloring
- For the filling:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2–4 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the softened butter and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Divide the batter into two bowls. Add red food coloring to one bowl and blue food coloring to the other, mixing until you achieve your desired shades.
- Using a tablespoon, drop spoonfuls of the red batter onto one baking sheet and the blue batter onto the other, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the tops spring back when lightly touched. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
- For the filling, beat the softened butter in a mixing bowl until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, mixing until smooth. Add milk, one tablespoon at a time, until the filling reaches your desired consistency.
- Once the cookies are completely cool, spread a generous amount of filling on the flat side of one cookie and sandwich it with another cookie. Repeat with the remaining cookies.
Notes
- For a festive touch, sprinkle edible glitter on the filling before sandwiching the cookies.
- You can substitute the cocoa powder with additional flour for a vanilla version of the whoopie pies.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 whoopie pie
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg