March's recipe is a Mint Chocolate Whoopie Pie, perfect for St. Patrick's Day celebrations!

Mint Chocolate Whoopie Pie Recipe

For whoopie pies:

• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk

For mint filling:

• 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 to 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• Green food coloring, optional

Instructions:

🍫 Make the Whoopie Pies

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a mixer, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
• Add egg and vanilla and beat until well combined.
• Mix in half the dry ingredients, then half the buttermilk. Repeat with the remaining dry ingredients and buttermilk.
• Batter will be thick and fluffy.
• Scoop about 1½ tablespoons of batter onto baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 11 minutes, until tops look dry and spring back lightly when touched.
• Cool 5 minutes on the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

🌿 Make the Filling

• Beat butter and powdered sugar until smooth.
• Add salt, peppermint extract, and the heavy cream a little at a time until desired consistency is achieved. Beat until light and creamy.
• Add more cream if needed for smoothness.
• Mix in green food coloring if desired.
• 🧁 Assemble
• Scoop or pipe filling onto the flat side of half the cookies.
• Top with remaining cookies and gently press together.