Whoopie Pies.

I'm obviously in some type of cooking/baking mood this morning and it's only 10a.m. So far, I have made pancakes for the hubs, before he left for work and now I'm currently working on Whoopie Pies! Like most of the recipes on here, I've never tried anything like this. We're going on a little road trip this afternoon and I wanted to take something special for the trip. So this past week I ran across the recipe Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Whoopie Pies and if you follow me on Pinterest you saw I had pinned the recipe from Cookies and Cups. I've been dying to make it since I pinned. If it's not any good, then I'll delete the pin and move on with my life. I know, sounds weird but I've been known to do it in the past... 

Anyway, on with the recipe.... I haven't made the filling yet, but the actual pie is to die for! So yummy. A little  richer than I expected but none the less, delicious. 

For the Whoopie Pie: 

I made my recipe a little different than the original. 

 Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cup all purpose flour
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 5 Tbsp butter – room temp
• 3 Tbsp vegetable shortening
• 1 cup light brown sugar (I used dark brown sugar because that's all I had)
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup whole milk

How to Make

1. Preheat oven to 375°
2. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. In a bowl sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt
4. In a mixer, cream together butter, shortening and brown sugar until combined well.
5. Add egg and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes.
6. Turn mixer to low and add half of the flour/cocoa mixture, then half the milk, repeating until all the ingredients are mixed in.
7. Drop by rounded tablespoon, 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
8. Bake for 8-10 minutes until centers are set.
9. Cool on pan for 5 minutes and then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.
10. Fill with your prepared filling.