Best Red Velvet Peppermint Whoopie Pies Recipes

RED VELVET PEPPERMINT WHOOPIE PIES

Red Velvet Peppermint Whoopie Pies image

I made these for a Christmas party this year and have been asked to make them again for 2 other parties. The perfect combination of chocolate and peppermint. I added a little green food coloring into the cream cheese frosting for a festive touch.

Provided by jodee

Categories Desserts Cookies Whoopie Pie Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 (15.25 ounce) package red velvet cake mix
½ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
½ cup butter, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix cake mix, oil, eggs, and peppermint extract together in a bowl.
Roll the dough into walnut-size balls and space about 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until the tops of the cookies start to crack, about 8 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool on the pan for about 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add powdered sugar a little at a time to reach desired consistency, or to sweeten to your liking.
Spread filling between 2 cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 794.3 calories, Carbohydrate 72.4 g, Cholesterol 138.6 mg, Fat 54.4 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 9.1 g, SaturatedFat 23.9 g, Sodium 711.3 mg, Sugar 51.7 g

DUNCAN HINES® PEPPERMINT RED VELVET WHOOPIE PIES

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Santa will want to hurry down the chimney for these festive Peppermint Red Velvet Whoopie Pies. Grab a Peppermint Stick Flavor Mix and start spreading holiday cheer!

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 pkg. Duncan Hines® Red Velvet Cake Mix
1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
3 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water
¾ cup buttermilk
½ cup melted white chocolate
10 hard peppermint candies
2 cans Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Frosting Starter
2 packets Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Peppermint Stick Flavor Mix

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Mix Duncan Hines® Red Velvet Cake Mix, flour, eggs, vegetable oil, water and buttermilk.
Using a tablespoon, scoop batter onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Put no more than 6 to 8 on a sheet pan, as the batter will spread.
Bake for 8 minutes. Let cool completely.
Pour 1 packet of Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Peppermint Stick into 1 can of Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Frosting Starter. Stir until evenly blended. Repeat with second can and packet.
Spread 1 tablespoon of the Peppermint Stick frosting you just created on the flat sides of half of the whoopie pies and top with remaining pies.
Put peppermints in a plastic bag and using a rolling pin, crush them into a fine dust.
Drizzle melted white chocolate over top of whoopie pie. Sprinkle peppermint dust on wet white chocolate.