If you are anything like me, how well your hair behaves for you in the morning can be a great predictor of how your day is going to go. If my hair falls limp and is unmanageable before I even walk out of the bedroom, I know the day ahead is going to be rough. If my hair is full of body, laying at all the right places and looking good, then I know that I am in for a great day!
On good hair days, I often find myself a little happier…a little more chipper. I am a better parent and therefore my kids respond to my happiness with their own happy moods. I am productive, energetic, and I seem to be more balanced. It seems odd that something as simple as looking good can help you to feel so good.
On my most recent good hair day, I somehow managed to get all of my work done, spend a lot of quality time with the kids, get my cleaning done and find time to bake something. Since I have been working more, my baking time has gone completely down hill and I have been itching to bake something…anything! I have had a chocolate cake bookmarked to try for the past 3 weeks and I really wanted to make that, but it was 7pm and a cake would be too time consuming. Craving something chocolate, my mind went back to some photos I saw on a blog the other day corresponding with a Whoopie Pie recipe. I couldn’t for the life of me think of which blog I found it on and I had forgotten to bookmark the recipe. I decided to Google Whoopie Pie recipes and stumbled upon an Emeril recipe for Whoopie Pies.
These whoopie pies were very sweet and upon first taste, I didn’t really care for them. My family devoured them and kept begging for more. Overnight, I stuck them in the freezer and the next day I pulled them out and tried one. Frozen whoopie pies are the way to go. I am really not sure why freezing them made such a big difference for me, but I am hooked on the frozen version of whoopie pies, and the rest of my family enjoyed them frozen as well.
On your next good hair day, or if you are having a bad hair day and need a yummy chocolate pick me up, give these creamy chocolate treats a try! Oh – and I have sense remembered the blog I originally saw the whoopie pie recipe on. It was fellow Just Baking writer, Jennifer from The Barmy Baker. Her version is a little different with a delicious looking marshmallow filling inside.
Here’s wishing you a good hair day, every day.
Whoopie Pies
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 cups shortening
- 2 large eggs*
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 large egg whites*
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 2 baking sheets and set aside.
- To make the cookies, in a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream together the sugar and 1/2 cup of the shortening. Add eggs and mix well.
- Onto a sheet of waxed paper, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add to the wet ingredients, alternating with the buttermilk. Add 1 teaspoon of the vanilla and mix well. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake until tester comes out clean, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool on wire racks.
- To make the filling, in a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until stiff. Add the remaining 1 1/4 cups of shortening and 1 tablespoon of vanilla, and mix well. Add the milk and sugar, and beat until smooth.
- Lay half of the cookies flat on a work surface. Divide the filling among the cookies, spreading out to the edges. Top with the remaining cookies to form sandwich pies. Serve immediately, or cover tightly and refrigerate before serving.
Love the name – whoopie pies. I think I would have found them too sweet too. But you are a genius to freeze them. Nice idea!
I love whoopie pies they are my favorite "cookie"! Next time I make a batch I’m going to freeze a couple. Thanks for the recipe.
I have a painting of a whoopie pie on my kitchen wall — they are a staple here in New England! Frozen whoopie pies definitely are the way to go — like frozen Milky Way candy bars….
Sorry you have little time to bake(me niether), but you picked a good one to bake with what little time you do have.
Hi Kirsten! Have I told you that your site design makes me smile everytime I visit? Love the pink polkadots!
I love whoopie pies! As a kid we used to have Moon Pies, lol and they kinda remind me of that! I think maybe why you’re lovin’ em after freezing is that cold affects the amount of flavor your taste. I think it’s less flavorful. That is why if you are making a dish to be eaten cold it’s best to taste it again, once chilled and adjust your seasoning. And also, you’re never supposed to season things cold if they are being served hot! 😀
I just got a recipe for oreo cookies that I can’t wait to try! Maybe this week if my hair holds up! 😀
Have an awesome day!
BZ
p.s. Would you like to link back to me? I would adore it! I already have you in my favs. http://www.mulliganstewme.blogspot.com
Whoopie pie!! Whoopie!!! and whoopie for your perfect hair day too!:))
As Indians,our hair never go limp but get frizzy! In India,most of us always brush in coconut oil into our hair every Sunday morning and after few hrs of soaking,we wash it off.So we always had thick, dark,smooth and shiny hair.Now in US,we don’t do that ritual anymore,so conditioner is the next best thing!:D
YUM! Those look divine!
Yum, there is a bakery here that makes giant wonderful whoopee pies, they can be addicting, and too sweet!
And a good hair day to you too , Kristen.Oh, anything chilled, or frozen will be less sweet or salty. Maybe that’s why they tasted better to you after they were frozen.
Don’t even get me started on the hair subject, sweetie! lol
These look so delicious!
As someone from a Pennsylvania Dutch background–YUM!!!!!!!! Oh how I love Whoopie Pies!!!!!!
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My husband loves Whoopie Pies, but I have never made them before. I will have to try them out – the frozen version sounds wonderful!!!
they look so cute! i’ve never had a whoopie pie, but with a name like that, how could they not be fun to eat. and frozen….even better!
I love whoopie burger. Now I have another whoopie to love. They look delicious.
I’m craving cake so bad and this looks like it would do the trick. Argh! LOL!!!
Hey Kristen, we should start a blog about hair days! 🙂
I sooooooooooooo understand what you mean about how our hair dictates how our day will go. It amazing! It’s frustrating! It’s silly! But…it’s true.
The recipe sounds good. Anything chocolate is good for me.
Hugs! Here’s to good hair days!
Kat
I LOVE Whoopie Pies!!! We used to have them when visiting relatives in Pennsylvania near Amish Country.
SOOOO good. Frozen, hmmm, must try (when I find time to bake!)
Great, true and funny thing about hair. I have like 2 feet of hair or more, and washing and blowdrying it takes forever and is a hot activity, but when my hair is good – LIFE is good!! 🙂
They look and sound awesome, Kristen! I like the idea of frozen whoopie pies, I’ve never had them that way. 😀
xoxo
I’m totally with you on the hair thing. It’s funny how being a SAHM has drastically reduced my number of bad-hair days LOL.
I had never heard of Whoopie Pies before and came across them in two different blogs in one day. That’s spooky.
these look awesome! i bwt partially frozen are even better, i can totally see it. i love frozen cake too 🙂
Whoopie. Pies. Rock.
I remember when I was younger, my mom ran a stable at the local YMCA. We went up to the Dutch country to buy 2 draft horses. We stayed with the Amish folks that night, and they were the most friendly and welcoming people ever. Their food is that way too. I ate so many whoopie pies that night I almost popped! Ahh, great memory!
a bad hair day + Whoopie = good day
=D
Ohhh! I have to try these! I used to be OBSESSED with frozen Hostess Devil Dogs, and these sound even better! 🙂
Nice hair! And your baby is such a cutie.
Yummy Whoppee Pies. I’m like you, I often like things better frozen than room temp. 3 Muskateers lead the list. Don’t love them unless they’re frozen.
Oh how delicious! These like they’d be the perfect afternoon snack with a cup of tea!
Whoopie Pie! Never heard of them, but they look delicious. Most anything from the Pennsylvania Dutch is good.
That totally puts a smile on my kids faces…
Nothing so good as a little frozen genius! Really yummy looking!!
Oh I’ve always wanted a whoopie pie! These look top notch.
I love whoppie pies! I was stunned when I made them and no one had heard of them here. So now, I make them every year to ensure people know their yumminess. I made them last Christmas with Ginderbread bake instead of chocolate. I liked the alternative taste…:)