Our weather took a turn for the colder after a nice early week-long melt. Well, being indoors makes me think about baking. It's efficient to help warm the house using the oven, right?
Today I couldn't resist the allure of a Whoopie Pie any longer. I dug out my favorite recipe that's been through at least 6 moves with me. It's from the Sunset Cookies Book. The original recipe is called "Chocolate Cream Cushions".
Cookie Ingredients:
2 Cups Flour
1 1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon Salt
5 Tablespoons Cocoa
6 Tablespoons Butter (softened)
1 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
Step 1: Sift Flour, Baking Soda, Salt and Cocoa into a medium sized bowl. Set aside.
Step 2: Cream Butter and Sugar. Add Egg and Vanilla. Blend well
Step 3: Add 1/3 of milk blend til incorporated
Step 4: Add 1/3 of flour mixture. Blend til incorporated
repeat steps 3 & 4 until all of the milk and flour mixture are gone. Give the bowl a good scrape with a rubber spatula to make sure it's all mixed in.
The batter should be thick and a bit fluffy.
Drop by spoonfuls onto parchment lined cookie sheets. the recipe states by teaspoonfuls, but I use a #20 disher about 2/3 full. (A disher is like an ice cream scoop).
Bake in 400* preheated oven for 10 minutes. Do Not Overbake! The tops will spring back when lightly pressed.
Cool cookies well then make a sandwich using the Buttercream Icing (recipe next) to stick the halves together.
Buttercream Frosting: 10 Tablespoons Soft butter (the original recipe calls for 12, but I didn't want to break open another stick)
1 Teaspoon Vanilla (Yum for the extract we made for the Holidays!)
1 Cup Confectioners Sugar
6 Tablespoons Fluff (yep the kind you remember from the fluffernutter sandwiches ash a kid).
Beat this until it's all fluffy and delicious. Spread a generous amount onto one of the cookies. top with another cookie. Enjoy!
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