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Stef's Whoopie Pies with Peanut Butter Frosting

SUBMITTED BY: Stefanie Sierk PHOTO BY: funkela

"Not like other whoopie pies, these cake cookies are even more chocolaty and cakey!"
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 12 stars. This recipe average a 3.8 star rating.
Read Reviews (10)
Original recipe yield 1 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup milk

DIRECTIONS

  1. Cream together 1 cup of the butter or margarine and the egg. Add 1 cup white sugar, vanilla and hot water. Stir in the flour, cocoa, and baking soda and mix well.
  2. Drop from a teaspoon onto cookie sheets and bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Sandwich cookies together with Peanut Butter Frosting.
  3. To Make Peanut Butter Frosting: Blend 1 tablespoon butter and peanut butter. Stir in confectioners' sugar and add enough milk to make frosting soft enough to spread. Spread between the flat sides of two cookies and sandwich together.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2006 by TRELLA72
Hi all! This is a SUPER idea! EXCELLENT recipe. Instead of making the "chocolate cake mix" I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 4, 2003 by DDE
As a child I enjoyed whoopie pies, but this recipe is "top shelf". They didn't last long once... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2002 by DIANN-D
I love this whoopie pie recipe because it does not have shortening as a main ingredient for... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 25, 2006 by Wendy
very easy recipe to follow, cookie WAY WAY, TOO DRY!!, the filling was a good starting poit,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2002 by DIANE NY
These Whoopie Pies are out of this world!! Stef - you're such a good cook!! Love, MOM MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2002 by MELISSADB
Dry, dry, dry. Not at all like the moist whoopie pies I remember from childhood. I will be... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2006 by funkela
Fabulous creamy peanut butter filling, but the cake portion is too dry. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2008 by Keith
cookies- average icing- did not care for it. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2007 by Alicia
The person who said they are too dry, they are sappose to be they are like a cake. They where...