Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies

A yummy peanut butter snack which is easier to hold than a cupcake!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/peanut-butter-whoopie-pies • Posted by Cat Morley

I'm so addicted to peanut butter, so this was the perfect snack for me!

You will need

2 tbsp Peanut Butter 2 tbsp Butter 75 g Cocoa 4 tbsp Shortening 185 g Plain Flour 200 g Brown Sugar 2 tbsp salted Peanuts 225 ml Milk 1 Egg(s) 1 ½ tsp Bicarbonate Of Soda 1 tsp Vanilla Extract ½ tsp Salt For the frosting : 8 tbsp Peanut Butter 8 tbsp Butter 3 tbsp Sugar

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I'm so addicted to peanut butter, so this was the perfect snack for me!

Instructions

1. 

   Sieve the plain flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda and salt together in to a bowl.

2. 

   Cream together the butter, shortening and peanut butter. Add the brown sugar and mix together.

3. 

   Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat together.

4. 

   Add the flour mixture and the milk, a little at a time and mix together in to a thick batter.

5. 

   Crush up some salted peanuts and mix them in to the batter.

6. 

   Line a baking tray with parchment paper and drop spoonfuls of batter in rows, spaced nicely apart.

7. 

   Bake in an oven at 350"F for 15 minutes. Leave to cool.

8. 

   Cream together the peanut butter and butter for the filling together in a bowl and stir in the sugar.

9. 

   Fill an icing bag with the frosting.

10. 

    Carefully ice the flat side of a whoopie pie.

11. 

    Place another side on top and you've made your first Whoopie Pie. Enjoy!