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    Home » Cookies » Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

    Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

    Published: Dec 1, 2018 · Modified: Feb 28, 2020 by Kate · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Red Velvet Whoopie Pies taste like red velvet cupcakes and are filled with either vanilla buttercream or cream cheese frosting. Great red velvet recipe!

    Red velvet whoopie pies in a metal tin

    Published 12/9/13. Updated with new tips and photos 12/1/18.

    Lately, my son has been my buddy when I'm in the kitchen. He has been learning to measure ingredients, and he loves to drop the ingredients into the mixing bowl.

    Since he's been spending time baking with me, I try to make sure that there are some special treats that we make just for him.

    There are two things that I know he always likes - chocolate/mint treats and anything red velvet. So, these Red Velvet Whoopie Pies were for him.

    The red velvet cookies are soft and cakey, and you can either fill the cookies with whipped vanilla buttercream frosting or cream cheese frosting.

    How to make red velvet whoopie pies (without cake mix)

    Butter in a silver mixing bowl

    Begin by beating the butter. Then, add in the sugars, and beat until well-combined.

    Next, mix in egg and vanilla. Then, alternate flour mixture with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

    Finally, mix in red food color, scoop, and bake!

    How to store 

    This recipe makes 1 dozen sandwich cookies, and they were gone shortly after we made them. If you're lucky enough to have some leftover, store them covered in the fridge.

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    Red velvet whoopie pies in a metal tin

    Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

    Cakey red velvet cookies with your choice of buttercream or cream cheese filling. Check out the step-by-step photos above the recipe!
    5 from 2 votes
    Print Rate
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 7 minutes
    Total Time: 22 minutes
    Servings: 12 sandwich cookies
    Calories: 222kcal
    Author: Kate @ I Heart Eating

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups all-purpose flour¹
    • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup butter at cool room temperature²
    • ¾ cup granulated sugar
    • ¼ cup brown sugar packed
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • ½ cup buttermilk³
    • 1 ounce bottle red food coloring⁴
    • Whipped Buttercream Frosting
    • Cream Cheese Frosting
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or silicone baking mats. Set aside. 
    • In medium bowl whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together; set aside.
    • In large mixing bowl beat butter on medium for 30 seconds.
    • Add in the sugars, and beat until well-combined.
    • Beat in egg and vanilla.
    • Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk, mixing after each addition just until combined. Stir in food coloring.
    • Scoop out 1.5 tablespoons batter, spacing cookies about 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
    • Bake 7-12 minutes, or until cookies are set.
    • Let cool 5 minutes on baking sheet.
    • Remove to wire rack to finish cooling.
    • Top cooled cookie with vanilla buttercream or cream cheese frosting, and then place another cookie on top. 
    • Cover and refrigerate any leftovers. 

    Notes

    1. Be sure to measure the flour properly by either weighing the flour or by aerating the flour, spooning it into your measuring cup, and then leveling. 
    2. The butter is at cool room temperature if you can dent it when you press on it, but the butter holds its shape otherwise. You don't want to use warm butter in this recipe.
    3. Regular or low-fat ok.
    4. Or 2 tablespoons red food color.
    5. Nutrition values are estimates. Nutrition information for 1 serving is for 2 cookies without frosting. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 179mg | Potassium: 67mg | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1.2mg
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    Kate got her first cookbook when she was five years old, and she hasn't stopped cooking since then! Her delicious recipes have been featured on Food Network, MSN, Better Homes & Gardens, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, and more. When she's not cooking or baking, she can be found on her mini farm with her husband and her five kids.

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    Comments

    1. Carly

      December 13, 2019 at 9:22 am

      5 stars
      These looked so good I had to try them. They tasted as good as they looked. I did leave the food coloring out since I didn't have any, guess they were just velvet whoopie pies. ;)

      Reply
      • Kate

        December 13, 2019 at 11:21 am

        Thank you! Yes! The food coloring just adds color anyway. Thanks for commenting!

        Reply
    2. Karly

      December 02, 2018 at 3:17 pm

      These looks so yummy!

      Reply
      • Kate

        December 03, 2018 at 11:21 am

        Thank you!

        Reply
    3. Caroline

      June 19, 2018 at 6:04 pm

      5 stars
      Yum!

      Reply
      • Kate

        June 20, 2018 at 12:48 am

        Thanks so much! =)

        Reply
    4. Gloria // Simply Gloria

      December 18, 2013 at 10:24 am

      I love having my boys in the kitchen, too. In fact, my oldest is THE cook with all of his roommates. And, my teenager actually knows how to do what most adults don't know in the kitchen.
      Love red velvet...especially with the filling you created with them! Yay! on the vanilla bean. Love this whole recipe, Kate!

      Reply
    5. Marie Shanahan

      December 17, 2013 at 6:34 pm

      I love this. :) Thanks so much!

      Reply
    6. Brandi

      December 12, 2013 at 10:10 am

      Oh my, these look delicious! Thank you so much for sharing...these are perfect for the holidays! Brandi from Collective Bias

      Reply
      • Kate

        December 16, 2013 at 11:36 am

        Thanks so much!! =)

        Reply
    7. Shareba from In Search Of Yummy-ness

      December 10, 2013 at 9:11 am

      I love cream cheese frosting! Thanks for sharing this recipe!

      Reply
      • Kate

        December 12, 2013 at 9:57 am

        I'm not that into frosting, but you just can't go wrong with cream cheese frosting on anything! =)

        Reply

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