Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Creamy marshmallow filling with a rich chocolate cookie made for one tasty dessert… who could refuse?

I sprinkled the tops with a light pink granulated sugar (take my word that its light pink – it is pretty hard to tell against the dark cookie)…

Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Cookies:

• 2 cups flour
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
• Crystal sugar

Heat oven to 350.  Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.  Combine flour, cocoa and baking soda.  In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes.  Add egg and vanilla and beat to combine.  Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour; mix until smooth.  Drop 1 inch mounds of batter 2 inches apart on baking sheets.  Sprinkle half of the cookies with the crystal sugar.  Bake about 15 minutes.  Cool completely.


Filling:

 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

2 cups powdered sugar

1 (7.5 ounce) jar marshmallow cream

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp almond extract