Chocolate whoopie pies

Chocolate whoopie pies<br>
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Prep: 1 hour<br> 
Cook: 12 minutes <br>
Makes: 2 dozen<br>
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<i>Note:</i> Adapted from a recipe from the "Boston Globe's Cookbook for Brides," reprinted in "Making Whoopies: The Official Whoopie Pie Book" by Nancy Griffin.<br>
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<b>For the pies:</b><br>
2 cups flour<br>
1 cup sugar<br>
1/3 cup cocoa<br>
1 teaspoon baking soda<br>
1/4 teaspoon salt<br>
1 egg<br>
1/3 cup salad oil<br>
1 teaspoon vanilla<br>
3/4 cup milk<br>
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<b>Filling:</b><br>
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine<br>
1 cup each: confectioners' sugar, marshmallow cream<br>
1 teaspoon vanilla<br>
1/8 teaspoon salt<br>
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1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a mixer bowl. Add egg, oil and vanilla; slowly beat in milk until combined, about 2 minutes.<br>
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2. Drop batter by tablespoons onto parchment-lined baking sheets, leaving room between each for spreading. Bake 12 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.<br>
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3. For filling, combine all ingredients in a bowl; beat until smooth. Spread about 2 tablespoons of the filling per cookie on the flat side of half of the cookies. Top with remaining cookies to make sandwiches.<br>
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<b>Nutrition information:</b><br>
Per serving: 192 calories, 35% of calories from fat, 8 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 20 mg cholesterol, 30 g carbohydrates, 2 g protein, 103 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.
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( Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune )

Chocolate whoopie pies

Prep: 1 hour
Cook: 12 minutes
Makes: 2 dozen

Note: Adapted from a recipe from the "Boston Globe's Cookbook for Brides," reprinted in "Making Whoopies: The Official Whoopie Pie Book" by Nancy Griffin.

For the pies:
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/3 cup salad oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup milk

Filling:
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
1 cup each: confectioners' sugar, marshmallow cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a mixer bowl. Add egg, oil and vanilla; slowly beat in milk until combined, about 2 minutes.

2. Drop batter by tablespoons onto parchment-lined baking sheets, leaving room between each for spreading. Bake 12 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.

3. For filling, combine all ingredients in a bowl; beat until smooth. Spread about 2 tablespoons of the filling per cookie on the flat side of half of the cookies. Top with remaining cookies to make sandwiches.

Nutrition information:
Per serving: 192 calories, 35% of calories from fat, 8 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 20 mg cholesterol, 30 g carbohydrates, 2 g protein, 103 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.

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