Pink Ladybug Whoopie Pies Recipes

PINK PEPPERMINT WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray, or line with cooking parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, 1/2 cup butter, the buttermilk, vanilla, egg and chocolate with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix, until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. On cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In 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 scant 3 tablespoons filling, sandwich-style. Sprinkle edges of filling with crushed candies. Store in tightly covered container.

PINK LADYBUG WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. In large bowl, beat cake mix, milk, oil, eggs and food color with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Spray hands generously with cooking spray; roll dough into 28 (2-inch) balls. On cookie sheets, place balls 1 inch apart.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat butter, marshmallow creme, cream cheese and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in powdered sugar until smooth. For each whoopee pie, spread 1 heaping tablespoon filling on bottom of 1 cookie. Top with second cookie, bottom side down; gently press together. To decorate, use black gel to draw half circle at top of pie for ladybug face and wings at each side. Use white gel to attach candy eyes and attach 3 candies on each wing for ladybug spots. Store covered in refrigerator.

STRAWBERRY PINK LEMONADE WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• For the whoopie pies: Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside. In a medium bowl, mix together the cake mix, eggs and melted butter until incorporated, about 2 minutes. The mixture should be much thicker than cake batter and should hold its shape. Measure 1 rounded tablespoon of batter and place on the baking sheet (use a small ice cream scoop if you have one) 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart, ending up with 22 cookies. Freeze the baking sheets of cookie dough for 30 minutes.
• While the cookies freeze, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake the cookies until the tops spring back when touched, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
• For the filling: Using a mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the vanilla and half the powdered sugar; mix until well incorporated. Then add the lemon juice, zest, remaining powdered sugar and the food coloring; mix again until smooth. Chill about 30 minutes.
• Scoop 1 1/2 tablespoons of the filling on to the flat side of 11 cookies. Top with the remaining 11 cookies to create a sandwich. Store in the refrigerator until ready to enjoy!

WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º. Butter two 4 inch muffin top pans. Line each cup with a parchment round, then butter parchment.
• Cream butter and sugar in a mixer with the paddle attachment until combined. Add salt, eggs and vanilla. Beat until just combined.
• In a small bowl, mix baking soda and buttermilk. Add about one third of flour to mixer, then half of buttermilk, another third more of flour, the last of the buttermilk and the last of the flour, mixing well between each addition.
• In another bowl, whisk cocoa powder with boiling water till smooth. Add to batter and mix till well combined.
• Fill each muffin top cup with ¼ cup of batter. Bake tins for 9 minutes, rotate pans and bake another 9 minutes. Cool slightly before removing cakes to wire rack to cool completely.
• Make filling: cream the one cup of butter and powdered sugar in a mixer with paddle attachment for about three minutes, then add marshmallow cream and vanilla. Mix till well combined.
• Place generous ¼ cup of filling on bottom side of muffin tops. Place second cake on top to form a whoopie pie.

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.

WHOOPIE PIES VI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa and sugar. Add the egg, oil and milk, stir until smooth and well blended. Drop by tablespoons 3 inches apart, onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool before removing from baking sheets.
• To make the filling, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, marshmallow creme and vanilla, in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Spread filling between two cooled cookies.