Red Velvet Whoopie Pies Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper or lightly spray with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat cookie ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until moistened; beat 1 minute longer on high speed. Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
• Bake 13 to 16 minutes or until set (do not overbake). Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat filling ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. For each sandwich cookie pie, spread about 1/4 cup filling on bottom of 1 cooled cookie. Top with blueberries, raspberries and second cookie, bottom side down. Store covered in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, sour cream, food coloring, vinegar and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in cooled chocolate., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are set. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread filling on bottom of half of the cookies; cover with remaining cookies., Drizzle with melted baking chips; sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate until serving. Freeze option: Freeze cookies in freezer containers. To use, thaw cookies in covered containers. Fill and decorate as directed.

Steps:

• For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• Beat the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Reduce the speed and alternately beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, and the buttermilk, starting with an egg. Slowly beat in the dry mixture until just combined. Mix in the vanilla extract and red food coloring.
• Using a 1-inch ice cream scoop, distribute the dough in dollops on the baking sheets leaving 2 inches between each cookie; you will use half the dough for the first batch. Bake until puffed and cakey, about 12 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining cookie dough. (The cookies may be made 2 days ahead and stored at room temperature before serving.)
• For the filling: Put the cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium until soft. Add butter gradually until combined. Slowly add the confectioners' sugar, turn the mixer to high, and beat until light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla extract. (The filling may be made 2 days ahead and chilled; b ring to room temperature before using.)
• To assemble: Put the filling in a piping bag fitted with a large round tip. Turn half of the cookies upside down and pipe about 3 tablespoons on top. Make sandwiches by topping with the rest of the cookies. The cookies should be served the same day they are filled.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil and extract; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes., Transfer batter to pastry bag; cut a 1/2-in. hole in the tip of bag. Pipe 1-1/2x1-in. hearts onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing hearts 1 in. apart., Bake until edges are set, 6-8 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread filling on bottoms of half the cookies. Top with remaining cookies. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Make cake rounds:
• Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in upper and lower third. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat butter, oil, and sugar with an electric mixer until combined well, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg, vanilla, and vinegar.
• Reduce speed to low and alternately mix in flour and buttermilk in batches, beginning and ending with the flour until combined.
• Add the red food coloring and mix on low speed until thoroughly combined.
• Spoon 2 tablespoon mounds of batter 2-inches apart on lined baking sheets.
• Bake, switching positions of baking sheets halfway through baking, until rounds are puffed and set, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Slide parchment with rounds onto wire racks to cool completely.
• Make filling:
• Beat together cream cheese, butter, lemon juice, vanilla, salt, and sugar until creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Spread about 2 tablespoons of filling on flat-side of half the rounds; top with remaining rounds, flat side down, to form whoopie pies.