Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

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

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)

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 these cookies

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.

More red velvet recipes!

• Red Velvet Sheet Cake
• Red Velvet Marble Cake
• Red Velvet Cupcake Cookies

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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!

Author: I Heart Eating

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 7 minutes

Total Time: 22 minutes

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cookie, red velvet

Servings: 12 sandwich cookies

5 from 1 vote

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Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour¹
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter at cool room temperature²
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup buttermilk³
• 1 ounce bottle red food coloring⁴
• Whipped Buttercream Frosting
• Cream Cheese Frosting

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or silicone baking mats. Set aside. 

2. In medium bowl whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together; set aside.

3. In large mixing bowl beat butter on medium for 30 seconds.
4. Add in the sugars, and beat until well-combined.
5. Beat in egg and vanilla.
6. Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk, mixing after each addition just until combined. Stir in food coloring.
7. Scoop out 1.5 tablespoons batter, spacing cookies about 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.

8. Bake 7-12 minutes, or until cookies are set.

9. Let cool 5 minutes on baking sheet.
10. Remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

11. Top cooled cookie with vanilla buttercream or cream cheese frosting, and then place another cookie on top. 

12. Cover and refrigerate any leftovers. 

Recipe 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 facts per serving (1cookie)

Calories: 222kcal

Fat: 8g

Saturated fat: 5g

Cholesterol: 34mg

Sodium: 179mg

Potassium: 67mg

Carbohydrates: 34g

Sugar: 17g

Protein: 3g

Vitamin A: 5.2%

Vitamin C: 0.1%

Calcium: 2.4%

Iron: 6.9%