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Egg Nog Whoopie Pies on a plate

Egg Nog Whoopie Pies

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  • Author: Megan Keno
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cooling Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 14 minutes
  • Total Time: 39 minutes
  • Yield: 24 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Cakey whoopie pies with egg nog flavoring and rum flavored filling.


Ingredients

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Cookies:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed dark-brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup whole Egg Nog
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp ground Cloves
  • 1/4 tsp Cinnamon

Filling:

  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups confectioners sugar
  • 1 cup marshmallow cream such as Marshmallow Fluff
  • 1 1/2 tsp Rum Flavor
  • 1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two large baking sheets with parchment or Silicone liners.
  2. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, ground cloves and cinnamon into a bowl and set aside.
  3. Combine butter, shortening, and sugars to stand mixer and beat until smooth and fluffy. Add in egg and beat for one minute.
  4. Add half the flour mixture, then the egg nog and vanilla; beat until combined.
  5. Add the remaining flour mixture. Beat together, scraping down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
  6. Drop 12 slightly rounded tablespoons of batter 2 inches apart on each baking sheet. Bake the cookies in the upper and lower thirds of oven, 10 minutes; switch baking sheets onto opposite racks, rotate and continue baking cookies 2 to 4 more minutes.
  7. Remove baking sheets from oven and allow cookies to cool on sheets for about 10 minutes. Remove cookies from sheet and finish cooling on wire rack. Repeat process with the rest of the batter.
  8. In stand mixer with clean bowl, beat together all filling ingredients until smooth and fluffy. Spread or pipe on flat sides of half the cookies. Top each with one of the remaining cookies, flat side down, and gently press together. Transfer pies to a tray.
  9. Devour.

Notes

Adapted from Martha Stewart