WHOOPIE PIES BY BETTY CROCKER

I remember my grandma making what I thought of as homemade oreos. So when I went looking through her hand written recipes, I was surprised to recognize the recipe under the heading of Whoopie Pies. Not only did that surprise me, but it was totally identical to Betty Crocker's recipe with their boxed Devil's Food Cake and White Frosting! Here is the modern recipe:

Let’s Make Whoopie Pies

Prep Time 30 MIN
Total Time1 HR 15 MIN
Servings 18

Ingredients

Cookies

1 box Betty CrockerTM SuperMoistTM Devil's Food cake mix
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 box(4-serving size) chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix

Filling

2 containers Betty CrockerTM Whipped Fluffy White Frosting


1. Heat oven to 350°F.

2. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper, silicone baking liners, or lightly spray with cooking spray.

3. In large bowl, beat all cookie ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until moistened; beat 1 minute longer on high speed.

4. Pour batter into a 1 gallon resealable plastic bag. Seal baggie and cut small hole off of one of the bottom corners.

5. Pipe batter into 36 small circles onto cookie sheets about 1- inch apart to allow for spreading.

6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until set being careful to not over bake. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets and place on cooling rack. Cool completely before filling.

7. Once cookies are cooled spread frosting on flat side of one cookie. Top with the second cookie, flat side down to make a sandwich.

Here is another version my mom had, called Grandma's Oreo Cookies:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix together in a large bowl:

1 c. margarine (softened for easier blending)
4 eggs
2 boxes Duncan Hines Devil’s Food cake mix
2 tbsp. flour

Roll into balls the size of a walnut. Put on cookie sheet 2-3“ apart, but don’t press down. Bake for 12 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes and take off sheet. Cool completely.

Filling:

Cream together:
2 cups icing sugar
1-8 oz. package of cream cheese

Spread on cooled cookies. Put two flat sides together. (Hint – put a blob on one cookie and squish with other cookie)


Makes 24 and freezes well.