Dixie Crystals Recipe: Mint Chocolate Whoopie Pies

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Mint Chocolate Whoopie Pies

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Mint buttercream icing sandwiched between tender chocolate cookies and topped with shamrock shaped spearmint candies. Now that's what we call lucky!

Prep time

45 minutes

Bake/Cook time

12 minutes

Yield

18 sandwiched cookies

Mint Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Prep time :

45 minutes

Bake/Cook time :

12 minutes

Yield :

18 sandwiched cookies

INGREDIENTS

2 cups + 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour (spoon and sweep method*)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
10 tablespoons cocoa powder (non Dutched)
1 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
7 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups well shaken buttermilk

Mint Buttercream Filling

2 sticks unsalted butter, soft
3 cups Dixie Crystals Confectioners Powdered Sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Pinch salt
Mint extract
Green food color
1 bag spearmint leaves candy
1/2 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
*Using spoon fill measuring cup with flour until required amount is obtained. (Scooping measuring cup directly into flour bag will firmly pack flour resulting in too much flour required for recipe.)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Line 2-3 cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Sift together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cocoa powder, sugar and salt and set aside.
In another bowl whisk together eggs, vanilla, vegetable oil and buttermilk. Add dry ingredients and using a firm spatula mix until combined and no flour is visible. Do not overmix as this will make batter runny.
Either use a piping bag fitted with a medium sized plain tip or using a spoon, drop/pipe two tablespoon amounts onto prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
Place in oven and bake until center of cakes bounce back when lightly pressed with a finger, about 12 minutes. Let cool.
For buttercream: Beat butter until smooth and creamy, add powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and salt and mix until light and fluffy. Mint extracts vary therefore add desired amount to your taste. Add food color.
Pipe or spoon butter cream on one whoopie pie half and sandwich with another.
Place a spearmint candy onto a couple of tablespoons granulated sugar. Roll flat using a rolling pin and use sugar to prevent it from sticking.
Use a small heart shape cutter or use a heart shape stencil and a paring knife to cut small hearts. Pinch it on the bottom. Cut a stem. Arrange 3 leaves and the stem on top of each whoopie pie to simulate a clover.

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