Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Whoopie Pies

I have been needing a MAJOR chocolate fix lately.
 Don`t ask me why. I have made Muddy Buddies, Peanut Butter Cups, Chocolate Cake, you name it
I made it. I ended the week with these   Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Whoopie Pies

   Dude. These things are the bomb. You make some soft, moist, chocolate whoopie pies, and then
you fill them with this chocolate chip cookie dough-inspired frosting. What you got yer self here is
goodness. Just goodness. I could go on and on, but you came here for the recipe, so I'll  get to it.


        

Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Adapted from Cookies and Cups

makes approx 15 pies

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
• 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.

                                                            Your Beautiful Finished Pies

  
Now for the filling...

                                           

Cookie Dough Whoopie Pie Filling

Adapted from Cookies and Cups

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp milk
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips

How to Make

1. In a mixer, cream together butter and both sugars.
2. Add in vanilla and milk. Stir until combined.
3. Slowly add in flour and turn mixer up to medium until mixed well.
4. Fold in chocolate chips.
5. Fill zip lock or piping bag with cookie dough and pipe onto whoopie pies.

                                                     

                                                     Frosting before....

And after. 

Yeah... really bad piping job. For some reason, when Mini chocolate chips didn`t really make it through my head, and my end result was a filling that barely made it outta the bag.

                                                                  Enjoy!!!!                            



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