Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Vanilla Buttercream Filling

🥘 Ingredients

• all-purpose flour
  1.75 c
• baking powder
  1/2 tsp
• baking soda
  1/2 tbsp
• butter
  1 c
• buttermilk
  1 c
• confectioners' sugar
  4 c
• egg
  1 large
• milk
  4 tbsp
• salt
  1/2 tsp
• sugar
  1 c
• unsweetened cocoa powder
  3/4 c
• vanilla
  1.5 tsp

🍳 Cookware

• baking pans
• parchment paper
• electric mixer
• 1-ounce ice cream scoop
• disposable pastry bag

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400°F. Sift together all-purpose flour , salt , unsweetened cocoa powder , baking soda , and baking powder . Set aside. Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper . In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg , buttermilk , and vanilla . Beat until well combined. Slowly add dry ingredients. Mix until combined.

   all-purpose flour: 1.75 c, salt: 1/2 tsp, unsweetened cocoa powder: 3/4 c, baking soda: 1/2 tbsp, baking powder: 1/2 tsp, butter: 1/2 c, sugar: 1 c, egg: 1 large, buttermilk: 1 c, vanilla: 1 tsp
2. 2

   Using a 1-ounce ice cream scoop , place dough onto a parchment-lined baking pan, 12 per pan. Bake for 10 to ⏱️ 12 minutes . Remove to a rack to cool. Repeat with remaining batter.
3. 3

   In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter until smooth and creamy, 2 to ⏱️ 3 minutes . With mixer on low speed, add 3 cups confectioners' sugar , milk , and vanilla ; mix until light and fluffy. If necessary, gradually add remaining cup sugar to reach desired consistency.

   butter: 1/2 c, confectioners' sugar: 4 c, milk: 4 tbsp, vanilla: 1/2 tsp
4. 4

   Transfer buttercream to a disposable pastry bag and snip the end. When cookies have cooled completely, pipe 2 tablespoons buttercream onto the flat side of half the cookies. Sandwich with remaining cookies, pressing down slightly so that the filling spreads to the edge of the cookies.