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Mini gingerbread whoopie pies are the perfect little treat for the holiday season! Make this for all your festive holiday gatherings or a baby shower, like the one we’re having today!
Jason’s dad’s side of the family is from Pennsylvania and they adore whoopie pies. The first time I ever went up there to visit them, I unintentionally brought my pumpkin whoopie pies and they were DEVOURED. We like to joke that those were the treats that I won the family over with ;)
A month ago, Jason and I went up to Pennsylvania again to celebrate his grandma’s 90th birthday. The day before, I just so happened to make these mini gingerbread whoopie pies, and again, coincidentally, had them around to bring up again to his family. They were devoured again; they sure love their whoopie pies up there!
So this mini gingerbread whoopie pie has the moistest gingerbread flavor cake base and the filling is a lemon cream cheese frosting. Oh my gosh. Have you ever had lemon and gingerbread together before? If you’ve haven’t, you MUST try it. It sounds like it’d be weird but it’s such a unique pairing and tastes amazing.
Mini Gingerbread Whoopie Pies
Ingredients
For the whoopie pies
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (60 g) whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ cup (114 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup (55 g) dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup (253 g) molasses
- ½ cup (118 ml) buttermilk
For the lemon cream cheese filling
- 4 tablespoon (56 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 4 ounce (113 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- Juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 °F (191 °C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients.2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup (60 g) whole wheat flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, 2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- In the bowl of a stand mixer (or using a hand mixer), beat butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, scraping down the sides of the bowl.1/2 cup (114 g) unsalted butter, 1/4 cup (55 g) dark brown sugar, 1 large egg
- Mix in half of the dry ingredients, the molasses, the remaining dry ingredients, and then the buttermilk.3/4 cup (253 g) molasses, 1/2 cup (118 ml) buttermilk
- Drop the batter onto baking sheets using a medium cookie scoop (or 1 1/2 tbsp.).
- Bake the cakes until puffed and set, about 9-12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets until firm then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- In the meantime, in a clean bowl of a stand mixer (or using a hand mixer), beat the butter and cream cheese together. Carefully add the powdered sugar until incorporated, then add the vanilla extract, lemon zest, and juice of 1 lemon. If the frosting is too runny, add more powdered sugar, 1/4 cup at a time. If the frosting is too stiff, add a tbsp. of milk at a time until desired consistency.4 tablespoon (56 g) unsalted butter, 4 ounce (113 g) cream cheese, 1 1/2 cups (180 g) powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, Juice of 1 lemon
- To assemble whoopie pies, spread a heaping tablespoonful of filling onto the flat side of half the cakes then top with the second, unfilled cake, rounded side up.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Notes
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Yes please! And I still think it was so sweet you guys surprised her like that for her birthday!
These look amazing! Must try these!
Love these so much! You deliver right? :)
Aw Julie- thank you so much for your kind words and for these absolutely delicious-looking whoopie pies! These look so delicious and I agree- why can’t we all live closer so you all could just drop all these treats off at my apartment!? :)
Love ginger cookies and whoopie pies are even better!
Oh wow, these look amazing!!
I love these beautiful ginger treats! Just in time for the Season ;) ela
Such cute whoopie pies, Julie! They look so moist and scrumptious. Love the lemon cream cheese filling! Will definitely be pinning these babies!
Congratulations, Audra, on having a boy! Boys are wonderful! :) Love these mini whoopie pies, Julie! So cute! :)
I agree that ginger and lemon are a great combination. I’m not usually that excited over whoopie pies but this gingerbread version is absolutely calling my name!
Thank you again for the adorable invitation:-)