Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Fresh Strawberries and Bruleed Marshmallows

Name: Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Fresh Strawberries and Bruleed Marshmallows
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 stick butter, softened; 177 milliliters Dutch process cocoa powder; 1 egg; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 355 milliliters light brown sugar; 1 bag marshmallows; 118 milliliters milk; 118 milliliters sour cream; 25 strawberries, hulled and sliced; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Fresh Strawberries and Bruleed Marshmallows might be a good recipe to expand your dessert collection. This recipe makes 24 servings with 191 calories, 2g of protein, and 6g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes. If you have baking powder, flour, dutch process cocoa powder, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with silicon mats or parchment paper and set aside.

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For the cookies: Beat the butter and sugar with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add the egg and vanilla until just incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

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Vanilla

Egg

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Bowl

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and baking powder.

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Baking Soda

Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

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In a third bowl, combine the milk and sour cream.

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Sour Cream

Milk

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Add half of the milk mixture to butter mixture while mixing on low speed. Then add half of the flour mixture and mix until incorporated. Repeat the process.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Milk

With a measured scoop, portion out the batter into small rounds on the prepared baking sheets, spaced at least an inch apart. You can make the cookies whatever size you like; I like mine a bit big so I use a 4-ounce ice cream scoop.

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Ice Cream

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Ice Cream Scoop

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Bake until the tops lightly spring back when touched, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Oven

Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.

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Add the sliced strawberries to a bowl and sprinkle with the granulated sugar and let sit for 15 minutes.

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Granulated Sugar

Strawberries

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Bowl

Preheat the oven to a broil and set a rack 6 inches from the broiler.

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Oven

When the cookies are cooled, place them round-side down and then top half of them with sliced strawberries.

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Strawberries

Press 3 marshmallows together using the palm of your hand, until mostly flattened, and then place them on the other half of the cookies.

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Marshmallows

Place the marshmallow-covered cookies back on the baking sheets and place under the broiler to let the marshmallows char and soften until lightly golden on top, 1 to 4 minutes. Keep an eye on them as they can burn quickly.

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Marshmallows

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Broiler

For assembly: Top the strawberry side of the cookie with one of the marshmallow cookies, gently press together and then stand back and marvel at your creation.

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Marshmallows

Strawberries