Snow Day Whoopie Pies

There's nothing better than a simple recipe that kids can help with. When we had a snow day this week I decided to try making Whoopie Pies with Miss Roo. She has so much confidence in the kitchen and the mess is so worthwhile when I see the pride she has seeing people love what she has made!

Have you ever had a whoopee pie? I hadn't and to be honest I thought they sounded finicky and very frou-frou (that's a word right?)

 Aside from the actual measurements she was able to do a great deal of the work herself!

Want to make some? Here's how we did it:

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups milk

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, or preheat a convection oven to 315 degrees F.

In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the sugar, butter, and eggs together until well combined. Add the oil and vanilla and beat again.

In a separate bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients. Add half of the dry mixture to the egg mixture and beat or stir to blend. Add 1 1/2 cups milk and beat again. Add the remaining dry mixture and beat until incorporated. Add the remaining 1 1/2 cups milk and beat until blended.

With a large spoon, scoop out 32 circles of batter onto a baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool.

Spread filling onto 16 circles and place remaining circles on top, to make 16 Whoopie Pies.

Filling (Make while cookies are baking)

1 1/2 cups shortening

3 cups confectioners' sugar

1 1/3 cups marshmallow topping

Dash salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/3 to 1/2 cup milk

In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine all ingredients except the milk and beat well. Add just enough milk to achieve a creamy consistency. Spread filling across cooled cookie circles.

These were taste tested and approved by none other than Miss Roo.

Have you had them? What do you think? A perfect treat or over-rated?