Whoopie Pies

I had fun planning a baby shower recently and I was really wanting to have macarons there.  But while researching them, I found they aren't any where close to us at all- and if I were to order online they would be over $50 for not even that many.  I was sad about it until I ran into this amazing recipe for whoopie pies!  These are perfect for a baby shower or even a wedding.  It's a way to have that classic look of macaroons without breaking the bank.  The best part is, they are so customizable too.  You can make them any size or color you want.  Not to mention, they are sooo easy to make and extremely delicious!
So without further adieu, here's the recipe:
Cookie Ingredients:
(maybe I should call it "cake" that's really the texture they are)
1 egg
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1/3 cup veggie oil
3/4 cup milk
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
food coloring

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 F.  In a large bowl beat egg and veggie oil.  Gradually beat in sugar and continue beating until well blended.  In another bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda.  In a measuring cup combine milk and vanilla.  Add the flour and milk mixtures alternately to the egg and sugar mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.

Now, I divided the mixture into seperate bowls and added food coloring until I got the colors I wanted.  The cookies will bake a slightly lighter color than what the mixture looks like.  Drop the dough by teaspoons onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper, leaving a couple inches between drops.  Hint: if you have cheap pans like I do, and they warp slightly when heated, your cookies wont be perfect circles... mine definitely aren't.  So hopefully you'll have better luck (;  Bake about 5 minutes or until the tops spring back when lightly touched with finger.  Also, if you think you can manage without parchment paper think again!  I was hoping I could (I didn't want to wait to bake them so I could run to the store) but they ended up being brown on the edges without it.  Use it!

Filling Ingredients: 

4 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup butter

8 oz cream cheese

1 tsp vanilla extract

pinch of salt

Combine until well blended.
(this makes more than enough for your entire batch of whoopie pies... don't be skimpy on the frosting!  I tried not to be and I had like a cup of frosting left over)

After your cookies have cooled completely, frost inside and place another cookie on top.  Voila!  So cute, right?

*phew, okay.  I'm done posting for the month (;