Red Velvet Whoopie Pies with Peppermint Filling

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 Cup Packed Brown Sugar

2 Tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

1/2 Tsp Baking Soda

1/4 Tsp Salt

1 Egg

1 Tsp Vanilla

2 Cups All- Purpose Flour

1/2 Cup Buttermilk

1 1 Ounce Bottle Red Food Colouring

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the 1/2 cup  butter with an electric mixer on a medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Beat until combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in the egg and vanilla until combined. Alternately add flour and buttermilk, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Stir in red colouring.

2. Spoon dough from a rounded measuring teaspoon 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are set. Cool on cookies sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.

3. Spread peppermint and Cream Cheese filling on flat sides of half of the cookies. Top with remaining cookies, flat sides down, pressing lightly together.

PEPPERMINT AND CREAM CHEESE FILLING

In a large bowl, combine two 3 ounce packages cream cheese, softened; extract. Beat with an electric mixer on medium-low to medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in 3 cups powdered sugar. Add milk, 1 teaspoon at time, to make a filling of spreading consistency.