We made these for family night and they were a hit! even the cookie by itself is delicious. It's a great recipe when you are tired of the the same old cookies. The 20 min beating of the filling was a little brutal..but totally worth it.

These whoopie pies are great! If you like "traditional" whoopie pies, this is the recipe for you. The filling is not a sweet buttercream or marshmallow, but fluffy and just the right sweetness. A few tips based on others' reviews: I do not recommend refrigerating the batter before baking, nor does it require time to sit. This makes the 'cookies' come out more dry. If your batter spreads thin while baking, it is not due to the recipe. One element that is key is the cocoa powder. When measuring this, make sure to pack it down (or at least sift it). This will ensure a very chocolatey flavor and keep your batter from coming out too thin. On a similar note, the filling should not come out thin if prepared correctly. I made this on a very hot and humid day and the filling didn't come out runny. Be sure to beat using a mixer (I even used a hand mixer) for the full 20 minutes. Have faith, the filling will come together! And do give this filling a shot. I'm generally opposed to using shortening, but sometimes it's worth it. This filling was really great and worth a try. Finally, these desserts taste great warm, cool from the fridge, and frozen. But be sure to note that the texture of the 'cookie' changes entirely when put in the fridge or freezer (drier and even drier, respectively). Overall, a great recipe for when you want something *special* that reminds you of your childhood. A+

super easy to make. It hit the spot for that sweet tooth! The cake was moist and a little crunchy around the edges and the filling was delicate!!!

I live in Maine where we take our Whoopie Pies seriously. This recipe is not so much a whoopie pie as a tasty chocolate cookie sandwich. I took the advice of one of the reviews and used butter flavored shortening- my boyfriend loved the buttery flavor of the filling but personally I found it tasted odd with chocolate. Next time I will use regular shortening. The consistency and taste of the filling was otherwise wonderful and will use it again if I can find a better recipe for the cookie. I followed the cake/cookie part of the recipe exactly and the cookies were not nearly fluffy enough. They flatten considerably and even with only 10 minutes in the oven come out crispy along the edges because they're so thin. As a chocolate cookie it's tasty but a whoopie pie should be more cake-like. Again, not a bad recipe but definately not a whoopie pie.

I used the exact ingredients and followed the recipoe as stated however, these were not good at all. The cookie part itself tasted of bitter chocolate and was a little salty. THe cookies also did not spread very much. The filling was very oily looking, the ingredients did not combine well at all. If I was going to make this again I would use a chewy chocolate cookie recipe and a filling that calls for cornstarch and water as a thickening agent added to light cornsyrup, powdered sugar, and vanilla. I will not be making this recipe again. Even my 3 year old whohas never meet anything with sugar she did not like, said mom what is this? No thank you I don't want it!

I made these last night and my man just loves them! He said I was free to make them again as often as I feel the need to. The cakes were perfect, just like the ones my mother used to make but the filling was very different. We can't find her (my mom's) recipe and my sister and I have yet to duplicate her filling, but these still taste great!

These tasted great. Definitely double the filling though... I was only able to fill half the batch. I also added extra flour to the cookie batter because it seemed too thin.

I thought these turned out great! I liked this recipe because it didn't use shortening or butter in the cookie part. I used my own filling recipe: 1/3 C butter, softened, 3 C powdered sugar, 1 t vanilla, 1-2 T milk. Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla and enough milk to reach desired consistency. I also tinted the filling orange and will use these for a fall themed bridal shower. Very yummy!

these were great, but everyone thought the cookie should have more chocolate flavor

These were great! After reading through the reviews, I planned on serving these right from the freezer so I actually mixed a little bit of cool whip into the filling (helps thicken it up a bit too). I also substituted just a little of butter for the shortening. The cookies were great, I didn't think they were lacking in flavor at all.. but even if they were that filling wouldve made up for it, it came out soo rich and creamy. I'll be making this again for sure. By the way, I didnt want to make too many whoopie pies, so I had some leftover cookie batter as well as the filling.. so I made mini cupcakes! they turned out great, I baked them for about 10 minutes.

Awful. The cookies had almost no flavor, and if you do not let the batter sit and "thicken" before baking, the cookies spread out while baking and become huge and paper-thin. The filling was too greasy, and called for too much vanilla. My kids definitely did not like this recipe, and I will not be making it again.

this wasn't very sweet or chocolaty. will not make again. good texture though.

While I did expect the filling to have more 'body' to it, these cookies were very delicious.

The cookies aren't very chocolatey or sweet but they have a great cake-like texture. I also liked the icing for the middle because it wasn't too too sweet like other recipes I've tried.

These are so tasty. Makes you feel like a kid. I especially like this recipe because it doesn not use raw egg whites in the cream filling like so many other whoopie pie recipes.

Although this recipe is easy to make, it lacked chocolate flavor. I've made whoopie pies before and these aren't very tasty. Sorry.

This is a good recipe, similar to the one Martha Stewart used on her show. My advice is to make sure the milk/flour mixture is completely cooled before adding to the rest of the filling recipe. I always get lumps in my filling from the flour and I am not sure how to fix that, but this is yummie anyway and I think I am the only one that recognizes the lumps! Everyone at worked loved them! Plus, my husband who usually doesn't like treats like these had two!