Mini Whoopie Pies

  • Prep 40 min
  • Total 1 hr 50 min
  • Servings 35

Ingredients

Cookies

Filling

  • 4 oz (half of 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
  • 2
    In medium bowl, beat 3 tablespoons butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on low speed until well blended and sandy in texture. Add remaining cookie ingredients except food color. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth.
  • 3
    Stir food color into batter as desired to create bright red color. Stir until well blended. Spoon batter into resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut 1/4 inch off corner of bag. Onto cookie sheets, squeeze bag of batter to make 70 (1-inch) circles of dough (about 1/2 teaspoon each), about 1 inch apart.
  • 4
    Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges and centers are set. Cool 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks; cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  • 5
    In medium bowl, beat Filling ingredients with spoon until smooth.
  • 6
    For each whoopie pie, spread about 1 1/4 teaspoons filling on bottom of 1 cookie; place second cookie, bottom side down, on filling. Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving. Store loosely covered in refrigerator with waxed paper between layers.

  • To ensure your Mini Whoopie Pies bake evenly, keep the amount of batter consistent when piping it onto the cookie sheets.
  • For best results, we use gel food color rather than liquid to get the bright red color. Try using your favorite gel food color to tint the batter for this recipe.
  • Mini Whoopie Pies turn out best when baked one sheet at a time on middle oven rack. Allow your cookie sheets to cool completely between batches. Otherwise, the cookies will spread too much.
  • An easy way to fill your food-storage plastic bag is to place it in a glass measuring cup or a small glass and then fold the opening down around the glass so it’s like a collar. Fill the bag, then remove it from the glass and partially seal it. Cut 1/4-inch off the corner of the bag, gently push the batter toward the opening and pipe! Use the straight edge of a ruler to push every last bit of batter toward the bag’s opening for easier piping.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Whoopie Pie
Calories
70
Calories from Fat
30
Total Fat
3g
5%
Saturated Fat
2g
9%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
4%
Sodium
60mg
3%
Potassium
10mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
10g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
7g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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