Nutella Whoopie Pies
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 40 mins
Ingredients
Cookie
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ tablespoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1½ cups milk
Filling
  • 8 tbsp shortening
  • 1½ cups confectioners' sugar
  • ¾ cups marshmallow topping
  • 5 tbsp Nutella
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup milk
Instructions
Cookie
  1. Preheat oven to 350 ºF.
  3. Beat the sugar, butter, and eggs together until well combined in a standalone mixer.
  4. Add the oil and vanilla and mix until blended.
  5. In a separate bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients.
  6. Add half of the dry mixture and beat until blended.
  7. Add ½ of the milk and beat again.
  8. Add remaining dry mixture and beat.
  9. Add remaining milk and beat until blended.
  10. Scoop batter onto a 2 baking sheets.
  11. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool and transfer to a wire cooling rack.
Filling
  1. Add all ingredients to a standalone mixer with whisk attachment.
  2. Whisk on high for 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
  3. Spread filling onto cooled cookies.
Makes 14 whoopie pies.
Recipe by My San Francisco Kitchen at https://www.mysanfranciscokitchen.com/nutella-whoopie-pies/