Chocolate Whoopie Pies | Baking Partners November Challenge

Winter has started and countdown to Christmas and New Year has already started. Nights are getting longer and we can feel the chill at 6.30 itself. In such depressing weather a mood enhancer or a pick-me -up is a perfect solution. What better than chocolate or rather fudgy chocolate cookies sandwiched with butter cream.!

Chocolate Whoopie pies was one of the recipes we were given for this months Baking Partners challenge by Swathi suggested by Anitha of KitchenDiary. The recipe from JoyofBaking is easy to bake as well.Whoopie pies are fudgy ...or soft. They can be called cookies but they are neither cookie nor cupcake. They are somewhere in between... As per wiki they can be called a cookie,pie or cake.. So pick your option and make your own as given below.

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour :1 and 3/4 cup

Unsweetened Cocoa Powder : 3/4 cup 

Baking Powder: 1 tsp

Baking Soda: 1/4 tsp

Salt: 1/4 tsp

Soft Unsalted Butter: 3/4 cup or 12 tbsp

Granulated white sugar: 3/4 cup 

Egg: 1 OR Ener G Egg (1.5 packed tsp of ener G + 4 tbsp of water)

Vanilla : 1 tsp

Buttermilk: 4 tbsp or 1/4 cup

Luke warm Water/coffee: 8 tbsp or 1/2 cup

Vanilla Filling:

Soft Unsalted Butter: 4 tbsp

Shortening (Vanaspati): 4 tbsp

Powdered Sugar: 1 cup

Vanilla Extract: 1.5 tsp

CornSyrup: 1/3 cup or 16 tsp

Preparation:

In a bowl, mix together flour,cocoa, baking powder,soda and salt.

In another deep bowl, beat butter until creamy.Add in sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in egg followed by vanilla.

Mix together buttermilk and coffee/water. Beat in dry mix and wet mix alernately in three additions starting and ending with flour.You will get a messy chocolatey batter.

Drop tablespoonful or scoopful of batter onto a lined/greased baking sheet. 

Bake in a preheated oven at 375F/190C for about 8-10 minutes until the cookies are still springy on touch.

Take out and let them cool on the sheet for a while. Remove and cool them completely on the wirerack till they are ready to be sandwiched.

Filling:

Beat together shortening and butter in a bowl until soft and creamy. Add in the powdered sugar and continue beating until fluffy. Beat in vanilla extracct and also cornsyrup at low speed until soft and fluffy.

Scoop in tablespoonful of filling on the the flat side of one cookie and then top with another one.

Sooo YUM...Instant pick me up especially if you have added coffee. Ahh...

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