Good Morning and Happy Thursday! Today I decided to be a bit adventurous and make whoopie pies. I first learned about whoopie pies through one of my favorite shows, Unique Sweets, and they were so interesting to me. From my understanding, it’s a cake-like cookie sandwich and is easier to make than pie.
That being said, these whoopie pies were not without trial and error. The first batch I was afraid to overbake them, so I took them out at 8 minutes. The smaller ones were okay at that time, but the larger ones were a bit underdone and became a chewy cookie instead. It all thankfully worked out in the end! I had fun making something new out of classic holiday flavors while listening to new and old Christmas tunes. It’s been nice to keep up with my favorite Christmas past times as well as creating some of my own. What are you favorite Christmas traditions?
3/4 cup butter 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 1/3 cup molasses 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 tsp ginger 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg 2 1/2 cups flour 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup milk for the frosting 8 oz cream cheese 1/2 cup butter 3 cups confectioner’s sugar 1 splash of milk 1 tsp vanilla In a large bowl whip together butter and cream cheese. Whip in vanilla until just incorporated. Adding the sugar 1 cup at a time, whip the mixture until you get a smooth texture, scraping down the frosting as you go. Add in milk as needed to ensure it’s easy to spread. To assemble to whoopie pies, take a gob of frosting on one cookie spread it around. You can also take a ziploc bag use it as a piping bag. Make sure to squeeze the bag before piping to ensure all the air pockets are out. With that, you can squeeze from the middle to get a blob of frosting for a round edge. Top with a cookie that’s a similar size and shape.“gingerbread
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Directions
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