Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

This carrot cake whoopie pie recipe is perfect for spring or Easter! You'll love the tasty frosting filling.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword carrot cake whoopie pie recipe, carrot cake whoopie pies, carrot whoopie pie recipe, carrot whoopie pies, easter whoopie pies

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 11

Total Time 31

Servings whoopie pies

Calories 626kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Cookies

1 cup salted butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 egg(s) large
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 carrot(s) large, shredded (about 2 cups)

Filling

1 cup salted butter
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1-2 T milk optional

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 F. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until smooth.
Once the butter and sugars are thoroughly creamed together, whisk in the eggs and vanilla until the eggs are fully incorporated into the mixture.
Fold in the shredded carrots until they are evenly distributed throughout the dough mixture.
Add the cinnamon, baking powder, and flour. Whisk the mixture continuously until no dry pockets of flour or other dry ingredients remain.
Scoop balls of dough about 1-2 inches in diameter onto a cookie sheet.
Bake the cookies for 11 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool while you prepare the filling.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla with an electric hand mixer until the frosting is smooth and creamy. If the frosting is too thick, add 1-2 tablespoons of milk.
Use a piping bag or Ziploc bag to pipe a ring of frosting onto half of the cookies. Top with the remaining cookies.

Notes

The cookie batter should be creamy and slightly sticky. It should easily drop from a spoon but not be too runny. If the batter is too thick, your cookies might be dry; if it's too thin, they may spread too much.Pair up cookies that are similar in size and shape to make the prettiest sandwiches.

It is important to let the cookies cool completely before frosting them. If the cookies are still warm, it will melt the butter in the frosting and cause it to become too runny to keep the sandwich together.

Don't overfill the whoopie pies, as this can make them messy to eat. A couple of tablespoons of filling should be sufficient for each cookie.

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