Relish the marshmallow filling between these sandwich-style drop cookies – a delicious treat!
Peppermint Whoopie Pies
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Ingredients 18
- Servings 24
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Filling
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 jar (7 oz) marshmallow creme
- 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
- 6 tablespoons shortening
- 5 to 6 teaspoons milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 6 drops red food color, if desired
Decoration
- Crushed candy canes or other candies, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Grease cookie sheets with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla and the egg with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in 1 cup milk (mixture will look curdled). Stir in remaining cookie ingredients.
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Step2Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
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Step3Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges appear set. Cool 1 minute; remove cookies to cooling rack. Cool completely.
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Step4In large bowl, beat all filling ingredients on medium speed about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Place flat sides of 2 cookies together with 2 tablespoons filling, sandwich-style. Sprinkle edges of filling with crushed candy. Store in tightly covered container.
Nutrition
260
Calories
11g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
39g
Total Carbohydrate
29g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich Cookie
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 27%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 30mg
- 9%
- Sodium
- 200mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 60mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 39g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 29g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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