Red Velvet Whoopie Pies are a delicious and eye-catching dessert. These soft, cake-like cookies are sandwiched with a luscious cream cheese filling, making them the ideal treat for any occasion.
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour. 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. 1/4 teaspoon salt. 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened. 1 cup granulated sugar. 1 large egg. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. 1 tablespoon red food coloring. 1/2 cup buttermilk. 1 teaspoon white vinegar. 1 teaspoon baking powder. Cream cheese filling:. 8 oz cream cheese, softened. 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened. 2 cups powdered sugar. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Instructions: Start by heating the oven to 350F 175C. Put parchment paper on baking sheets. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl with a whisk. Put away. Put 1/2 cup of softened butter and sugar in a different bowl and mix them together until they are creamy. Put the egg, vanilla extract, and red food coloring in the bowl. Mix everything together well. Put buttermilk, white vinegar, and baking powder in a small bowl and mix them together. The mix will bubble up. Add the dry ingredients and buttermilk mixture to the butter mixture one at a time, beginning with the dry ingredients and ending with them. Mix the batter well until it's smooth. Place tablespoon-sized balls of batter, two inches apart, on the baking sheets that have been prepared. Put the cookies in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until they are set. After a few minutes on the baking sheets, move them to a wire rack to cool all the way down. Melt 8 ounces of cream cheese and mix it with 1/2 cup of softened butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until it's smooth and creamy. Spread a lot of the cream cheese filling on the flat side of one cookie after it has cooled completely. Then, put another cookie on top of it to make a whoopie pie sandwich. Do it again with the rest of the cookies and filling. Serve and enjoy these Red Velvet Whoopie Pies that are so pretty!
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10-12
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