I did not want to make the basic chocolate whoopie pie so I decided to make yellow ones with mini chocolate chips in them. I first used a filling recipe that I found online and it was very grainy and sugary (the pictures are taken with this filling) and not my idea of the fluffiness I know as whoopie pie filling. So I scraped out all the filling and whipped up a new batch that was much fluffier than the original.
These little babies definitely were a hit with my husband, between you and me I think he woke up about 3:00 in the morning just to sneak into the kitchen and eat one :). Although I am still not completely satisfied with the filling he liked it and overall they turned out awesome. I think the chocolate chips make a great addition to the basic yellow cookies.
Yellow Whoopie Pies
Adapted from: Sugar and Spice
Ingredients
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large egg yolks
2-1/4 cups + 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup mini chocolate chips (lightly coated in flour)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, cream shortening, sugar and egg yolks. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients alternately with milk, beating well. Add vanilla at the end. Fold the mini chocolate chips into the batter.
Drop the batter by large tablespoonfuls (ideally a large cookie scoop) onto a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 18 minutes, until the centers of the cookies spring back when lightly touched with your finger. Remove from the oven and place the baking sheet on a rack to cool completely.
Whoopie Pie Filling
Source: Recipe card from high school Foods clas
Ingredients
1 egg white
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
Directions
Whip egg white, add remaining ingredients and whip with electric mixer. Spread filling between 2 cooled cookies.
14 comments:
My DH loves whoopie pies (we call them gobs) -- his favorite are red velvet ones!
I haven't blogged the recipe, but I definately reccommend trying red velvet ones!
Chocolate chip is my favorite flavor - such a good blend of chocolate and nonchocolate, how inventive to make chocolate chip whoopie pies!
Oh those look delicious! I love whoopie pies
You know I have never had a Whoopie pie, I maybe need to make this next weekend when Adam is working.
I love whoopie pies. I used to eat them all the time as a kid. I usually had just the chocolate ones, but I like the idea of chocolate chip. I will have to give this recipe a try.
Yellow Whoopie Pies looking great.I will make this soon too.Thanks for sharing.
Mmmmmmm! I can't wait to try these :)
I have never seen chocolate chip whoopie pies! They look so delicious!
I love how you think! A new recipe idea to blog about! I have those same thoughts every time I find an awesome recipe! ;-) The whoopie pie looks good!
I love using the mini chocolate chips! And that Unwrapped episode is what led to Nick asking for whoopie pies too, how funny!
These look great...I so wish my hubby liked whoopie pies, because I will surely eat them all myself! For some reason he doesn't like the cream filling, I say he's nuts for that!
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I've never had a Whoopie Pie - maybe they are a regional thing. If you want to try a different filling, go to Joy the Baker's blog and get a copy of her recipe for 'Twinkie Cream' - it's like the filling in Twinkies, Ding Dongs, etc. I made some for to fill my 4th of July cupcakes and everyone loved the filling.
I work in a bakery where we have whoopie pies. We have a lot of flavors but not that one!
Glad you liked it!
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