If you're looking for a delicious cookie that will probably later cause a clog in your arteries, you've come to the right blog - my scrumptious Red Velvet Whoopie Pies.
Here's what you'll need:
- A good mixer
- An oven you can trust
- Someone to lick the bowl clean after you make this frosting (seriously...)
As far as ingredients go...
For the Cookies
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (my friend made some homemade vanilla for me - crimety, it's good!)
- 1Tablespoon red food coloring (I didn't have quite enough, so my cookies are a bit browner than yours will be)
- 1 1/3 cup flour
- 4 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup powdered (confectioner's) sugar
Or, if you're not into that much butter, you can use your favorite cream cheese frosting recipe - I just happen to be the only person alive who doesn't dig cream cheese, so I use this one instead.
First step, you've got to make your cookies!
- Preheat your oven to 375 F
- Cream together your butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- Add an egg, mixing well
- Beat in vanilla and red food coloring
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the remaining, dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt)
- Stir the dry mix into the wet (I generally split this into two or three parts, just to make the mixing less of a mess)
- Line your baking sheets with baking parchment or tin foil (I use parchment so I don't burn my fingers afterward)
- Using 2 - 3 Tablespoons of dough, make a neat ball of cookie dough and place them evenly on the sheet, leaving enough space for the cookie to spread
- Bake 6 - 8 minutes (Note - I am of the mindset that gooey cookies are the only ones worth the calories; if you like crunchier cookies, bake 8 - 10 minutes instead)
- Allow to cool on the pan for 1 minute
- Place on wire cooling rack to cool completely
Once you've finished baking your cookies, slide them in front of a window with a cool breeze or stick them in the fridge. You'll want them completely cooled when you're ready to frost and assemble.
To make the frosting, simply:
- In a small sauce pan, mix the milk and flour together
- Put the milk and flour mixture on a medium heat
- Stir this mixture constantly (and I mean constantly - just a few seconds sitting still can burn your milk) until the mixture thickens
- Take this mixture off the heat and stir for a few moments to ensure the pan is cool enough to not burn your milk
- In a separate bowl (using a mixer), beat the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy
- Mix butter mixture, milk mixture, and vanilla - beat for 5 minutes
- Add the powdered sugar and beat for another 2 minutes
Now, just find two cookies that nearly match in size, slather on the frosting (don't be shy; no one's judging!), and stick your whoopie pies in the fridge for an hour or so. The result is phenomenal!
Note that these cookies should stay in the fridge - the frosting gets pretty goopy if it's left out too long.
Enjoy your Red Velvet Whoopie Pies!
