I have never baked whoopie pies before. To tell you the truth, I'm not a huge fan of cake, so cakey-cookies... probably not my thing. However, it was a slow Saturday afternoon. I was in the mood for something sugary, and I had leftover, very ripe bananas. I had this recipe from Baking Bites in my Delicious save file, and.. the rest is history.
Turns out, I do like whoopie pies. At least these! They're very yummy and satisfying - but pretty darn sweet, so serve with coffee or a tall glass of milk.
Banana whoopie pies
about 12 double, large cookies
60 g butter
300 g sugar
1 egg
60 g neutral oil
1 tsp vanilla
2 bananas, mashed
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
350 g flour
Cream the butter and sugar until soft. Add the egg and oil, mix, and then add vanilla and banana mash. Finally stir in the dry goods - cinnamon, salt, baking powder and flour. Mix until combined.
Dollop onto two lined baking sheets. (Leave some room for the batter to spread.)
Cream the butter and sugar until soft. Add the egg and oil, mix, and then add vanilla and banana mash. Finally stir in the dry goods - cinnamon, salt, baking powder and flour. Mix until combined.
Dollop onto two lined baking sheets. (Leave some room for the batter to spread.)
Bake at 175°C for about ten minutes - maybe a little longer. You want them to be golden around the edges and very lightly browned, and baked through.
Let them cool completely before filling.
Let them cool completely before filling.
And for the filling:
60 g butter
180 g powdered sugar
100 g cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla
Beat butter and about half of the sugar until soft. Add in the cream cheese, vanilla and the rest of the sugar, and beat for a few minutes until very well mixed. If it seems too soft, add more sugar.
Spread onto half the cookies, top with the rest, and serve.
