Name: Whoopie Pies with Mint Filling and Chocolate Ganache
Cook time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total time: 3 hours (includes cooling time)
Yield: Makes about 15 sandwich cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 1/8 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup nonhydrogenated solid vegetable shortening or unsalted butter (1 stick), room temperature; 1 cup sugar; 2 large egg yolks; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons nonhydrogenated solid vegetable shortening or unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups plus 3 tablespoons powdered sugar; 1/4 cup egg whites (from about 2 large eggs); 3 to 4 drops green food coloring; 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream; 1/2 cup bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips; Pastry bag or resealable plastic bag; Medium-size star pastry tip

Whoopie Pies with Mint Filling and Chocolate GanacheDan Forbes

Trish Newcomb makes her Granville Gourmet Whoopie Pies with shortening, but the cookies and filling can also be made with butter. In the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen we added a layer of chocolate ganache for a more intense chocolate flavor.

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