Description
These Red Velvet Whoopie Pies would make a fun treat for Valentine’s Day!
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 3 TBSP Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 oz red food coloring (liquid)
Filling/frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup cream cheese
- 4 cups powder sugar
- 1/2 TBSP milk
- decorator bag
- Sprinkles (optional, but adorable)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats
- In medium bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt and set aside
- Using a mixer whip butter, and add sugars, beat until well combined
- Beat in egg and vanilla
- Gradually add in flour mixture and buttermilk
- Add in food coloring, make sure to use a spatula to scrape sides of bowl to evenly incorporate the food coloring
- Scoop 1 1/2 TBSP of batter onto baking sheet spaced about 2 inches apart
- Bake for 6-7 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely
Frosting:
- Whip butter and cream cheese
- Add powdered sugar and milk
- Add frosting to bag and snip off tip with scissors
- Add frosting to bottom of cooled cookie then add another cookie on top. Add sprinkles if you wish
Notes
Tip: If you don’t have buttermilk you can substitute by using 1/2 TBSP on lemon juice and filling it up the rest of the 1/2 cup with regular milk.