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I’m so excited to be here guest posting for The Recipe Critic! My name is Lizzy from Your Cup of Cake and I’m all about quick, easy and delicious recipes! So what does that mean? It means I believe in the “cake mix.” They make things so fast and simple AND you can use gluten free cake mixes if you need to! I thought I would share a recipe from my new cookbook Make it with a Cake Mix… Chocolate Coconut Whoopie Pies!
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Chocolate Coconut Whoopie Pies
Ingredients
Chocolate Cookies:
- 1 box devil’s food cake mix
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Coconut Cream Filling:
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ teaspoons coconut extract
- 3-4 cups powdered sugar
- Shredded coconut for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Sift cake mix into a large bowl to remove any lumps.
- Whisk in the eggs, butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract and stir until combined well.
- Scoop out 1 ½ teaspoons of dough, and place on the cookie sheets 2 inches apart from each other. Gently pat down the cookies a little bit so they don’t bake too tall.
- Bake for 7-12 minutes, depending on how fudgey or cakey you like your cookies.
Filling:
- With a hand mixer, whisk together the cream cheese and butter for 2 minutes. Add coconut extract, and slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
- To assemble, take one cookie and frost the flat side with the filling, take an unfrosted cookie, and sandwich the filling.
- Roll the exposed edges in shredded coconut for added decoration.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Love these! I’ve made them 3 times, and they’re always a hit, but, only the second time did they NOT go flat. Can’t figure out why they are doing that or what I did different that time. They were still delicious, I just called them whoopie cookies 😊 But do you have any suggestions or ideas why mine keep going flat?
Thanks!
Cathy
I am so glad that you like them! I am sorry they are not setting up for you! I will make them this week and see if there needs to be any changes.