Description
Red velvet whoopie pies shine as romantic Valentine’s dessert treasures. Cream cheese frosting nestled between two tender cake-like cookies creates sweet passion for chocolate lovers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lg egg
- 1 ¾ cups (220 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (120 ml) buttermilk
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened (for cookies)
- ¼ cup (25 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp red food coloring
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 oz (113 g) cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup (57 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- valentines sprinkles
- mini heart-shaped candies
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats for optimal cookie performance.
- Creaming: Use an electric mixer to blend butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, creating a smooth foundational mixture.
- Wet Ingredients: Mix egg, vanilla extract, and red food coloring into the butter mixture, ensuring uniform color distribution and texture.
- Dry Ingredient Blend: Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl to create a uniform dry mixture.
- Batter Integration: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, alternating with buttermilk and mixing until just combined to preserve a tender cookie texture.
- Baking Process: Scoop batter onto prepared sheets using a cookie scoop, spacing evenly to allow proper spreading, and bake for 8-10 minutes until edges are set and cookies exhibit a slight springiness.
- Cooling: Transfer cookies to a cooling rack, allowing them to reach room temperature while maintaining their delicate structure.
- Filling Creation: Whip cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract until silky, gradually incorporating powdered sugar to achieve a light, creamy consistency.
- Assembly: Spread generous cream cheese filling on one cookie surface, carefully sandwiching with a second cookie and applying gentle pressure.
- Finishing Touches: Optionally embellish edges with sprinkles or heart-shaped candies for a romantic Valentine’s presentation, then serve immediately or refrigerate to preserve texture and flavor.
Notes
- Control Food Coloring: Use gel-based red food coloring for intense color without thinning batter, ensuring vibrant crimson hue without compromising texture.
- Perfect Batter Consistency: Mix wet and dry ingredients gently to prevent overmixing, which can lead to dense, tough whoopie pies; stop stirring when ingredients are just combined.
- Temperature Precision: Allow ingredients like eggs and buttermilk to reach room temperature before mixing, promoting smoother batter and more even baking results.
- Storage Strategy: Store whoopie pies in an airtight container between parchment layers to prevent sticking and maintain cream cheese filling’s freshness for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 237
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 154 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg