CANDY CANE CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIES
PREP TIME: 15 min. TOTAL TIME: 45 min. MAKES: approx. 20
You will need:
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp milk, divided
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature, divided
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 tsp pure mint extract
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 3/4 cup crushed candy canes
1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a measuring cup, stir together 3/4 cup milk and vanilla. Set aside.
2. Using an electric mixer, cream together 1/4 cup butter and the brown sugar until pale and fluffy, then add egg. Alternately add portions of the dry ingredients and milk mixture, finishing with dry ingredients. Beat until smooth batter forms.
3. Using a table spoon, portion out level spoonfuls of batter and place mounds, spaced about 1.5 inches apart, on 2 parchment lined baking sheets. Bake for 11 minutes, rotating half way through. Let pies cool completely.
4. Meanwhile, make the filling. Using the mixer, whip remaining butter until fluffy, then add mint extract and remaining milk. Gradually add icing sugar. Beat until fluffy, cover and set aside.
5. Fold crushed candy canes into filling. Sand which level tablespoons of filling between two pies.
Serve immediately, or refrigerate for later! :)
I found the filling to be verrrry sweet. Too sweet for me. So if you're not big on things being super sweet I'd suggest using cool whip and adding the mint extract and candy canes.
This batch is for a cookie party I'm attending tomorrow with the girls from my class, so hopefully they won't mind the sugar!
lol. This apron was actually a part of my Raggedy-Anne Halloween costume that my Nan made me when I was 12. I've been using it as an apron ever since. :)
Hope you enjoy the recipe! There's sure to be more as we get closer to Christmas.
11 DAYS!
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