Gingerbread Whoopie Pies
Serves 435 mins prep45 mins cook
These Gingerbread Whoopie Pies are the cookie of the season! Help make these for Santa. They are a cake like cookie. Filled with maple cinnamon buttercream.
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* In a medium mixing bowl combined molasses and hot water. Whisk together. Let this cool. While molasses is cooling combine all dry ingredients into a bowl and whisk together. Set aside, * Add sugars, eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla extract to the molasses and whisk together. * Pour molasses mix into a stand-in mixer bowl and slowly add flour. With a fitted paddle attachment combine together. Once combine cover top and put in fridge and chill for 30-40 minutes. * Remove cookie dough from the fridge and using a small cookie scooper (about 1 tbsp) scoop out cookies onto a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool for about 30 minutes. * Make frosting by beating the butter in a stand in mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add powder sugar, cinnamon, maple syrup and heavy cream. Beat till smooth. Pipe frosting on the bottom of one cookie and place another cookie on top. Creating a cookie sandwich! Dust with powder sugar. Enjoy.View original recipe