Description
Soft gingerbread cookies filled with smooth vanilla buttercream frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar (for frosting)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (for frosting)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for frosting)
- 1 tablespoon milk or cream (for frosting)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg.
- Mix in the molasses and 1/4 cup milk until just combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of batter onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are set. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the frosting, beat the 1/2 cup softened butter until creamy. Gradually add the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and 1 tablespoon milk or cream. Beat until smooth and fluffy.
- Once the cookies are cool, spread or pipe the vanilla buttercream onto the flat side of one cookie and top with another cookie to form a sandwich.
Notes
- For softer cookies, slightly underbake them.
- You can store assembled whoopie pies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 whoopie pie
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 11
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0.5
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 55
Keywords: gingerbread, whoopie pies, vanilla buttercream, cookies, holiday dessert