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    March 15, 2016

    Whoopie Pies for Pi Day!

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    Whoopie Pies are a classic childhood treat.

    Happy Pi Day! The week 5 recipe in the 52 Week New Recipe Challenge is whoopie pies. In celebration of Pi Day I made whoopie pies to send into my son’s math class. I’d never made them before so I went looking on-line and found this recipe. Many I found had a marshmallow filling and I wanted a buttercream filling. I’m not a fan of marshmallow filling and I wanted something not so sweet.

    I found the recipe in an unlikely place. A site I never thought to look. The Reynolds Kitchens website. These whoopie pies were a hit with the kids. A keeper for sure.

    Whoopie Pies are fun treat.

    Whoopie Pies

    Yield: 30 whoopie pies
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes

    The childhood classic whoopie pie made from scratch.

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup shortening
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
    • 1 egg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 2 ¼ cups flour
    • ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

    Creamy Filling

    • ¾ cup milk
    • ¼ cup flour
    • ¾ cup butter, softened
    • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
    2. In a large bowl beat shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking soda and salt. Beat until combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in buttermilk,egg and vanilla until combined.
    3. In a medium bowl, sift together flour and cocoa powder. Beat in as much of the flour mixture then stir in remaining with wooden spoon if it gets difficult. (I was able to beat in all of the flour with the mixer.)
    4. Drop dough by rounded measured tablespoonfuls onto a parchment lined baking sheet., about 2 inches apart. Bake in preheated oven 8 - 10 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes and then transfer to wire cooling rack. Cool completely.
    5. Prepare filling. Spread flat side of half the cookies with filling and top with remaining, unfrosted, cookies. Store in refrigerator. Let stand 30 minutes before serving.
    6. To make filling:
    7. In a small saucepan combine milk and flour. Cook and stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat, cool.
    8. In a large bowl beat softened butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Beat in confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Beat in cooled milk mixture, one large spoonful at a time, into the mixture. Beating on high for one minute or until filling is smooth and fluffy.

    Notes

    Make sure you have an even number of cookies. You will have half that amount of whoopie pies.

    Did you make this recipe?

    I'd love to hear about it! Please leave a comment below!

    © Ellen Folkman and Family Around the Table
    Category: Desserts and Sweets

    Whoopie Pies are a classic childhood treat.

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    Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts and Sweets, Holidays, Kid's Favorites Tagged With: chocolate cookies, chocolate whoopie pies, filled cookies, Pi day, whoopee pies

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    1. Val - Corn, Beans, Pigs & Kids says

      March 18, 2017 at 10:49 pm

      Love whoopie pies! Thanks for sharing on the Pi Day Link Up Party!

      Reply
    2. Jan Thomas says

      March 18, 2017 at 6:11 pm

      So good! They look just like the ones I buy when I visit a mennonite bakery up in the shenandoah mountains. they have whoopie pies of all kinds and these look just like them and they are divine! Piday Pie Party link up stop over!

      Reply
    3. Michele @ Alwayzbakin says

      March 23, 2016 at 11:09 am

      Yum! What a perfect recipe for Pi Day! These look scrumptious. My kids would love these too!

      Reply
    4. Katie says

      March 19, 2016 at 1:41 am

      Yay happy Pi day to you too Ellen! I have so many recipes for whoopie pies but I’v never made them, going to share this up lady!

      Reply
    5. Carlee says

      March 15, 2016 at 2:32 am

      I love, love, love that you did whoopie pies for pi day! I would have never thought of that and it is brilliant. I’ve never made whoopie pies either, but I can tell by looking at them that I would love these! Yummed!

      Reply

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