Chocolate Peppermint Whoopie Pies

Yield

About 20 whoopie pies

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment. Set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined. Continue to mix on low speed while alternately adding the buttermilk and flour mixture. Stop to scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.

Spoon heaped tablespoons of batter roughly 3 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets (a small cookie scoop works well here). Bake for 10 minutes or until the tops are puffed and a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the cakes comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable shortening (or butter)
2 cups powdered sugar
2 cups Marshmallow Fluff
1 teaspoon peppermint extract

Instructions

In a large bowl, blend together all of the ingredients until smooth. Spread the flat side of half the cakes with filling. Top with the remaining cakes to form a sandwich, then roll the sides in colored sprinkles, if you like. Wrap individually in plastic wrap until ready to serve.