Chocolate Peanut Butter Whoopies

I'm making whoopie today...

Pies, that is!

I recently bought the coolest cookbook eva!! 

Whoopie Pies

by Sarah Billingsley and Amy Treadwell

It's chock full of awesome and unique recipes! 

{Including the one I'm sharing with you today!}
So, I thought I'd whip some up for my BUNCO group.
We're meeting tonight ... Yay for FUN with the girls!!

Shells
Ingredients:
1 3/4 All Purpose Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
4 tbsp Butter, room temp.
4 tbsp Shortening
1/2 cup Brown Sugar, packed
1/2 cup Peanut Butter, smooth or chunky works great
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
2 Eggs
1 1/2 cups Buttermilk

Method:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Sift together the first 4 ingredients and set aside. In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, mix butter, shortening, sugar, peanut butter and vanilla until combined. Add eggs, one at the time. Mix in half of the flour and then add half the buttermilk. Then, the rest of the flour can be added. Lastly, mix in the remaining buttermilk and beat on medium speed until smooth.

Dollop rounds of batter with a 2-tbsp spoon on a greased baking sheet, making sure each round is 2 inches from the other. Bake for 18 mins, or until slightly browned at the edges. Let cool completely on a rack.

Chocolate Ganache
Ingredients:
1 bag of your favorite Chocolate
1 cup Heavy Cream
1/4 tsp. Instant Coffee or Espresso

Method:
Melt chocolate {I used 60% Cocoa} and coffee into cream over a double broiler until smooth.

Filling
Ingredients:
3/4 cup Peanut Butter, smooth or chunky
1/4 cup Marshmallow Cream
1 cup Powder Sugar
1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
1 squeeze of a Honey Bear

Method:
Cream peanut butter and marshmallow together, add vanilla and honey. Slowly add sugar until a frosting forms. Beat for a minute or two on high to fluff the frosting.

Dip the flat side of the cooled shell into ganache. {I found that spreading it on each shell with a spoon was much easier and a little less messy} Place on parchment paper to set. When the chocolate has set, pipe frosting on the chocolate side of one shell. Top with another shell to create a sandwich. The pies now can be half dipped in more ganache ... or rolled in yummy candies/crushed cookies ... or drizzled in chocolate ... even simply eaten just as is.

I rolled mine in my hubby's favorite - Reese's Pieces!!

These are super peanut buttery with just the right cocoa kick! To.die.for.
My BUNCO group will love 'em tonight!

Enjoy and Happy Baking!

Parties I Linked To:
What I Whipped Up - Sugar and Dots
Whatever Goes Wednesday - Someday Crafts
Woot Woot Wednesday - The Tootsie Wootsie
Show Off Your Stuff - Fireflies and Jellybeans
Foodie Friday - Little Brick Ranch
Sweet Tooth Friday - Alli N Son
Sweets For A Sat - Sweet As Sugar Cookies
Weekend Wrap Up - Tatertots and Jello
Sweet Indulgence Sunday - A Well-Seasoned Life

Let's Talk About ... Whoopie!

Whoopie Pie, that is!!! ;)

These soft, cake-like cookie shells filled with fluffy and not-too-sweet marshmallow cream is a New England staple. It actually got it's name when kiddo's opened their lunch boxes at school and yelled "Whhhooopppiie!" when they saw one of these cookies packed in with their sandwiches and chips. 

Too sweet, right!?

Well, I think it's time us Southerners had a little taste of the north! Only, with a little twist ...

New To Etsy:

Sweet Street's Cream Cakes aren't like any you've seen before! The cookie shells are moist with just the right amount of sweetness ... the cream filling is super light {I mean, the main ingredient is marshmallows!!} and not overwhelmingly sugary! 

But, here's the surprise - each cookie is then rolled in complimentary confections {like candies and nuts} and then dusted with a yummy powder - not only to add another layer of flavor, but to also help the cookie release from it's wrapper. These powders include things like crushed nuts, smashed cookies like Oreo's and dark cocoa powder.

Ohhh Yeaahhh! 

I offer a box of 6 or 12 with 18 flavors to choose from, including:

Kid At Heart

Vanilla shells baked with colorful sprinkles inside and filled with sweet marshmallow cream. It is then rolled in more sprinkles and dusted with pixie stick powder.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Blast

Peanut butter shells, each dipped in chocolate ganache and filled with chunky peanut butter cream. It is then rolled in Reese's Pieces and dusted with crushed Reese's cereal.

Banana Nana

Fresh banana shells filled with sweet marshmallow cream, rolled in toasted walnuts and dusted with crushed Vanilla Wafers.

Snickerdoodle

Sweet and spicy cake filled with spiced marshmallow cream, rolled in toasted pecans and dusted with a cinnamon-sugar blend.

Hunky Oatmeal

Spiced oatmeal shells filled with warm maple cream, rolled in crisp turkey bacon and dusted with crushed toasted pecans.

S'more's Please

Homemade graham cracker shells dipped in chocolate ganache and filled with sweet marshmallow cream. It is then rolled in Ghirardelli chocolate chunks and dusted with toasted graham cracker crumbs.

They are individually wrapped and placed in a gift box tied with a ribbon, so they are ready to give as a gift! 

{A handwritten card can be included at no additional charge, as well.} 

So, head on over to my etsy shop and browse through the full menu of flavors! 

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Whhhhaaaa Hoo ... {ahem} or should I say, 

Whhhhoooooppppiie!!!!