Soft Brownie-Style Whoopie Pies with Cream Filling
Soft, cake-like chocolate brownie cookies sandwich a smooth, creamy filling for the perfect homemade treat. These whoopie pies are rich, chocolatey, and incredibly soft—more like a brownie-meets-cake texture than fudgy. Simple to make and perfect for sharing, they’re a nostalgic dessert everyone will love.
Equipment
- 2 Oven safe mixing bowls
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Spatula
- Hand mixer
- 9x13 rimmed baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Cookie scoop about 1½ tablespoons or medium size
- Cooling rack
- Offset spatula, butter knife, or piping bag (optional)
- Plastic wrap
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup salted butter
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup white granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
For the frosting
- 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup butter, softended
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the butter and chocolate chips to a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in 45-second intervals, stirring between each, until fully melted and smooth.
- Whisk in the eggs until thoroughly combined.
- Mix in the granulated sugar and brown sugar until smooth.
- Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Drop about 1½ tablespoons of dough onto a 9x13 inch baking sheet. Bake for 11 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let them cool for about 30 minutes.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and softened butter until smooth and creamy.
- Using an offset spatula, butter knife, or piping bag, spread or pipe the filling onto the flat side of half the cookies. Gently press the remaining cookies on top to create cream pies.
- Serve and enjoy.
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