Amish Whoopie Pies
Two soft, cake-like chocolate rounds sandwiched around a fluffy sweetened cream filling, a portable treat common in Iowa's Amish bakeries.
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Total
- 37 min
- Servings
- 10
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Calories
- 360 kcal
Equipment
- •Baking sheet
- •Hand mixer
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 360 kcal
- fat
- 18
- carbs
- 48
- protein
- 4
- calories
- 360
Instructions
- 1
Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
- 2
In another bowl, beat the oil and brown sugar until combined. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- 3
Add the dry ingredients and buttermilk in turns to the wet mixture. Mix just until smooth.
- 4
Drop rounded tablespoons of batter onto a parchment-lined sheet pan. Space them well apart.
- 5
Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes. The tops should spring back when lightly touched.
- 6
Let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack.
- 7
Make the filling by beating the softened butter, marshmallow fluff, and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
- 8
Spread or pipe filling onto the flat side of one cookie. Top with a second cookie to make a sandwich.
Chef's tips
Bake the cookies until just set so they stay soft and cake-like. Match cookies of similar size when pairing them for neat sandwiches.
Storage
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days or refrigerate for up to 5 days.
Reheating
No reheating needed; serve at room temperature.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Overmixing the batter, which makes the cookies tough.
- •Adding the filling before the cookies cool completely, which causes the filling to melt.
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