How to eat a whoopie pie

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

This fun party cookie will be ideal for the Super Bowl game or a Valentine’s Day celebration.  Red velvet is the trendy choice, but the cake mix can be switched to your favorite.  Be careful while baking the cookies.  They will be browning on the bottom before they look done on top. To test, lift a cookie to determine if it has browned enough on the bottom. And the filling can be switched for your favorite icing or marshmallow crème. Below is etiquette on how to eat a whoopie pie.

Cookie:

1 - 181/4 ounces box red velvet cake mix

3 eggs

½ cup canola oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Filling:

1 – 3.4 ounces box instant vanilla pudding

16 ounces sour cream

For the cookie: In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cake mix, eggs, oil and vanilla.  The cookie dough will be stiff.  With damp hands, roll a tablespoon of dough making a ball and set 2 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Bake at 350 for 12 – 15 minutes until the bottom is light brown and the edges are set. Place the cookies on a cooling rack.

For the filling: In a small mixing bowl, stir together the pudding mix and the sour cream. Spread the filling on the bottom of the baked cookie and top with the remaining cookie. Makes approximately 3 dozen pies.  Store the whoopie pies in a tight-lid container in the refrigerator.

Whoopie Pie Etiquette:  How to eat a whoopie pie

Emily Post:  Eat the pie/cookie with a fork and knife.

Twist & Scoop:  Used at cocktail parties, twist off the top and use it as a small shovel to scoop up the filling.

Smoosh or Steamroller:  Squeeze the top and bottom together until the filling oozes out the sides.

Nose Dive:  The casual and most favorite method…approach with complete abandonment.