Chocolate Mint Whoopie Pies |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 18 |
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These cute sandwich cookies from our Test Kitchen would be a pretty addition to any holiday goodie tray. Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar |
3 tablespoons canola oil |
1 egg |
1 cup king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
1/4 cup baking cocoa |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
2 tablespoons fat-free milk |
filling: |
2 tablespoons butter, softened |
1-1/3 cups confectioners' sugar |
1/8 teaspoon mint extract |
4 drops green food coloring, optional |
4 teaspoons fat-free milk |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, beat sugar and oil until crumbly. Add egg; beat for 1 minute. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Gradually beat into sugar mixture. Add milk and mix well. (Dough will be sticky.) With lightly floured hands, roll dough into 3/4-in. balls.
2. Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
3. Flatten slightly with a glass coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 4-5 minutes or until edges are set and tops are cracked. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.
4. In a small bowl, combine butter and confectioners' sugar until crumbly. Beat in extract, food coloring if desired and milk. Spread on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.
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