Lime Whoopie Pies Recipes

KEY LIME WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat all cookie ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat 1 minute on high speed. Using 1-inch scoop or tablespoon, drop dough 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
• Bake 13 to 16 minutes or until set (do not overbake). Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat condensed milk and lime juice with electric mixer on high speed until thick. Fold in whipped topping, yogurt and food color.
• For each whoopie pie, spread desired amount of filling on bottom of 1 cookie. Top with second cookie, bottom side down; gently press together. Store covered in refrigerator.

LIME WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Prepare cake batter as directed on package, reducing water to 3 Tbsp. Add dry pudding mix, 1 Tbsp. lime zest and 3 Tbsp. lime juice. (Batter will be thick.)
• Drop batter, 2 inches apart, into 64 mounds on parchment-covered baking sheets, using about 1 Tbsp. batter for each mound. Sprinkle remaining lime zest evenly over 32 mounds.
• Bake 14 to 16 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out almost clean. Cool on baking sheets 2 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Mix cream cheese, sugar and remaining lime juice until blended.
• Spread cream cheese mixture onto bottom sides of plain cookies, adding about 1 tsp. to each; cover with remaining cookies, zest sides up.

KEY LIME WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in middle and bottom thirds. Whisk together flours, brown sugar, baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and salt. In a large bowl, with a mixer, beat yogurt, oil, and eggs on medium, 3 minutes. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in 3 additions; beat in vanilla until combined. Refrigerate batter 30 minutes. Meanwhile, using clean mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in confectioners' sugar and lime zest and juice until smooth. Refrigerate filling, covered, until ready to use (or up to 3 days).
• Combine remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and granulated sugar. Drop dough in 40 rounded tablespoons, 1 1/2 inches apart, on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until puffed and set, about 10 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Remove cakes from oven and immediately sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks. Peel cakes from parchment. Spread 1 tablespoon filling on flat sides of half the cakes and sandwich with remaining cakes. Serve immediately (or refrigerate in a single layer in an airtight container, up to 2 days).

KEY LIME PIE WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• For the cookies: Sift the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
• Beat the granulated sugar and butter together in another large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the egg and beat until incorporated, then beat in the vanilla. Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just incorporated. Cover and refrigerate the dough until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Position the oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and lightly coat with cooking spray.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of batter about 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets (about 6 cookies per baking sheet). (Keep the remaining batter chilled while working.)
• Bake until the cookies puff up and the tops are no longer glossy, about 7 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour. Let the baking sheets cool, then reline with fresh parchment, lightly coat with cooking spray and bake the remaining batter.
• For the filling: Beat the confectioners' sugar, butter and cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add the marshmallow creme, milk, lime zest and juice and beat until light and airy, about 5 minutes.
• Spread a heaping tablespoon of the filling on half of the cookies. Sandwich with the remaining halves, pushing down slightly to move the filling to the edge.

LEMON WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven.]preheat the oven to 350°.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and butter the paper.
• To prepare the COOKIES.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl and set aside,.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter, sugar, and lemon zest until smoothly blended, about 1 minute.
• Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed during mixing.
• Add the egg, lemon juice and vanilla, mixing until blended, about 1 minute.
• The batter may look curdled.
• On low speed, add half the flour mixture, mixing just to incorporate it.
• Mix in the buttermilk,.then the remaining flour just until it is incorporated and the batter looks smooth again.
• Drop by heaping tablspoons on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 3" apart.
• Bake the cookies one sheet at a time until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean and the tops feel firm, about 12 minutes.
• With the exception of a thin line at the edges, the tops of the cookies should not brown.
• Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for 10 minutes, then use a wide metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To prepare the FILLING.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on low speed, beat the butter, cream cheese, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice until thoroughly blended and smooth, about 1 minute.
• Add the powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
• If your filling is too soft to hold its shape, refrigerate until it is firmer, about 30 minutes.
• Turn half of the cookies bottom side up leaving 1/4" plain edge, use a thin metal spatula to spread each with almost 1/4 cup of filling. Gently press the bottoms of the remaining cookies onto the filling.
• Wrap each cookie in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• The wrapped cookies can be stored in the refrigerator for oup to 4 days.

OLD-FASHIONED WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine cocoa and water. Cool for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and cocoa mixture. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition , To form each cookie, drop 2 tablespoons 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until firm to the touch, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , For filling, in a small saucepan, combine flour and salt. Gradually whisk in milk until smooth; cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened, 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and refrigerate until completely cool. , In a small bowl, cream the shortening, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add milk mixture; beat until fluffy, about 7 minutes. Spread filling on half the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Store in the refrigerator.

WORLD'S BEST MAINE WHOOPIE PIES - AYUH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cut and set aside 25 pieces of plastic wrap about 5 inches square.
• For cookies, beat 1/2 cup of vegetable shortening, 2 cups of milk, 2 cups of sugar, the eggs, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract together in a large mixing bowl until smooth and creamy. In a separate bowl, whisk the 4 cups of flour with both amounts of unsweetened cocoa, baking soda, and salt until thoroughly combined. Beat the flour mixture into the wet ingredients just until smooth.
• Scoop up the batter by teaspoons, and drop onto ungreased baking sheets in small round dollops about 2 inches apart. Recipe should make about 50 cookies. The cookies will rise and expand a lot.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set in the middle, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow to cool on baking sheets for several minutes before removing to finish cooling on racks.
• To make the filling, place 1 cup milk in a microwave-safe measuring cup, and cook in microwave until hot but not simmering, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour the heated milk into a large mixing bowl. Add the cup of room temperature butter, 1 cup of vegetable shortening, 2 cups of sugar, 2 tablespoons of flour, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, and the marshmallow creme. Beat the mixture on high speed until the frosting is fluffy, 5 to 10 minutes. At first the frosting will appear lumpy, but keep beating.
• To fill the cookies, choose 2 cookies that are about the same size, and spread about 1 1/2 tablespoon of the frosting onto the flat bottom of a cookie. Top with the other cookie, flat side down, and wrap the filled cookie in a sheet of plastic wrap. Place the filled cookie into the freezer. Repeat with remaining cookies and frosting, wrapping each whoopie pie in plastic wrap and freezing.
• To serve, remove whoopie pies from the freezer and allow to thaw until very cold but not frozen, 10 to 15 minutes.