Chocolate-Raspberry Whoopie Pies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 40 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: 2-1/2 dozen.
I’ve saved this jam-filled whoopie pie recipe for years after cutting it out of a newspaper. It’s one of my grandson's personal favorites. —Nancy Foust, Stoneboro, Pennsylvania
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 cup sugar
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1 large egg, room temperature
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup baking cocoa
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1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup 2% milk
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FILLING:
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1 jar (7 ounces) marshmallow creme
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1/2 cup shortening
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1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
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2.
Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 6-8 minutes, and tops spring back when lightly touched. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
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3.
For filling, in a large bowl, beat marshmallow creme and shortening until blended. Beat in jam and vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Spread on bottoms of half the cookies; cover with remaining cookies.
Nutrition Facts
1 whoopie pie: 186 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 148mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
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