Description
Celebrate Independence Day with these festive 4th of July Whoopie Pies! These chocolate sandwich cookies are filled with a fluffy marshmallow creme filling and adorned with red, white, and blue hues for a patriotic treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Cookie:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Red and blue gel food coloring
Filling:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 jar (7 oz) marshmallow creme
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add wet ingredients: Add the egg and vanilla extract to the butter mixture and beat until combined.
- Combine dry and wet ingredients: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with buttermilk, mixing until smooth.
- Tint batter: Divide the batter into two bowls and tint one with red food coloring and the other with blue.
- Bake: Drop rounded tablespoons of batter onto the prepared sheets, bake for 10–12 minutes, then let them cool.
- Make filling: Beat butter until smooth, add powdered sugar, marshmallow creme, and vanilla extract, mix until well combined.
- Assemble: Spread or pipe the filling onto one cake, top with another to create a sandwich. Repeat with remaining cakes.
- Optional: Roll the sides in red, white, and blue sprinkles for a festive touch.
Notes
- You can freeze the whoopie pies for up to a month.
- Use gel food coloring for vibrant red and blue hues.
- Add patriotic sprinkles for a fun finish.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 whoopie pie
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
