{"id":8717,"date":"2010-10-29T04:00:52","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/?p=8717"},"modified":"2015-04-03T10:53:47","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T14:53:47","slug":"claires-spooky-whoopee-pies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/?p=8717","title":{"rendered":"Claire’s Spooky Whoopie Pies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A few months ago my sister-in-law Leigh came home from her friend Claire Bradshaw\u2019s house with several delectable whoopee pies.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The first thing I did was eat one, of course!<\/span><\/div>\n
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The second thing I did was call Claire and ask her for her recipe.<\/span><\/div>\n
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These pies are versatile. They can be filled with a marshmallow filling or a peanut butter filling. For Christmas I\u2019m thinking of trying peppermint! I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll hear about that experiment.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Meanwhile, a plain butter frosting with a little spooky topping will stand me in good stead for Halloween.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Claire suggested the spider-web design, and I\u2019m sure she would do it much more neatly than I did (not a hard feat!).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Claire\u2019s Spider-Web Pies<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Ingredients:<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
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for the pies:<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
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1\/2 cup (1 stick) sweet butter at room temperature
\n1 cup sugar
\n1 egg
\n1-1\/2 teaspoons baking soda
\n1\/4 teaspoon salt
\n1 teaspoon vanilla
\n2 cups flour
\n5 tablespoons cocoa
\n1 cup milk<\/span><\/div>\n
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for the filling:<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
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1 cup (2 sticks) sweet butter at room temperature
\nconfectioner\u2019s sugar as necessary to achieve desired consistency (I used about 2-1\/2 cups)
\n2 teaspoons vanilla
\nmilk or cream if necessary to stir<\/span><\/div>\n
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for assembly:<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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candies and\/or sprinkles if desired<\/span><\/p>\n

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Instructions:<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease 3 nonstick baking sheets. (You may use silicone or parchment, but I found that these particular cookies stick less on well greased sheets.)<\/span><\/div>\n
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In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar until they are creamy. Beat in the egg, the soda and salt, and the vanilla.<\/span><\/div>\n
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In another bowl combine the flour and cocoa. Add this mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk. Combine just until smooth.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Drop tablespoons of the dough onto your cookie sheets 2 inches apart. (I used a little cookie scoop I got from King Arthur Flour<\/a> to make the cookies as uniform as possible.)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Bake the cookies until they are firm when lightly touched (about 10 minutes).<\/span><\/div>\n
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Remove the cookies from the sheets as quickly as you can and put them on racks to cool completely.<\/span><\/div>\n
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When the cookies are cool make your filling. Beat the butter until it is soft; then add the confectioner\u2019s sugar a little at a time. It will be a bit lumpy, but the vanilla should make everything adhere nicely. If it doesn\u2019t, stir in a little milk or cream.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Spread a small amount of filling on the bottom of one cookie and top it with another cookie to make a little sandwich. Continue until all of your sandwiches are complete.<\/span><\/div>\n
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For extra Halloween fun, pipe a little filling on top of some of the pies in a spider web pattern and put a little candy spider in the web. I gave up on this project fairly quickly because I\u2019m hopeless at making things like spider webs. You could also spread a little filling on top of some of the pies. Or just enjoy the chocolaty goodness without any adornment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Truffle was not allowed to sample these particular treats, but she still hopes for some kind of Halloween handout.<\/p><\/div>\n

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