Homemade Chocolate Whoopie Pies Recipe

I just love these homemade whoopie pies. These chocolate sandwich cookies are filled with a delicious cream cheese frosting and are soft and delicious.

Did you know this American baked product goes by these other names: Black moon, gob, black-and-white, bob, BFO or Big Fat Oreo? Growing up my sister used to make them and she called them homemade fat Oreos instead of whoopie pies.

One thing I really love about these is for this particular recipe you use a cake mix! They are super easy to make with just a handful of ingredients. If I can do it, you can do it. Let’s get baking!

Ingredients

1 box of Devil’s Food Cake Mix 468g
1/3 cup of canola or vegetable oil 78ml
2 large eggs
Filling
1/2 cup of unsalted softened butter 115g
4 oz of softened cream cheese can use 8 oz as well (115g)
1 lb 16oz or 453 g of Powdered Sugar
1 tsp. of vanilla extract 5ml

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F/176 C, with the rack in the middle position.

In a large bowl blend together the eggs and the oil. Then add in the cake mix and blend until all combined and thick cookie dough has formed.

Scoop out the dough with a small ice cream scoop or use spoons, and roll the cookie dough into a ball, about the size of a ping pong ball, and place them on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. You should be able to get about 12 on one normal-sized cookie sheet. And make a total of 24 of them.

Bake one pan at a time in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes. For softer cookies only bake them for about 10 minutes, for crunchier cookies bake them for 12 minutes. Once baked, removed them from the oven and allow them to cool for a few minutes on the pan, then remove them and place them on a wire rack to cool completely.

Make the filling by blending together the softened cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl. Then add in the powdered sugar and mix until combined and smooth.

Place the filling in a plastic bag, twist the top, and push the frosting to one corner. Snip the corner off with scissors. Then turn over a cookie and pipe on some frosting. Take another same-sized cookie and put it on top, finishing the whoopie pie. Do that with the rest of them.

You can serve them right away or enjoy them chilled. Cover them with plastic wrap or place them in an airtight container and keep them in the fridge until you want to serve them. They will last about 10 days in the fridge. You can also freeze them if you like. Enjoy!

Find and print the recipe here on my website: https://www.inthekitchenwithmatt.com/whoopie-pies