I just tried out a book that’s all about Whoopie Pies. One of the writers of the book (Amy) is also the editor of my book, Cake Pops. Amy sent me a copy to check out and I couldn’t be more excited for her.
I made and fell in love with these sugar-filled sandwiches. They are delish! They’re like little cakes shaped like cookies… (but pie-like… not so much.)
It’s funny… when I gave these treats away, everyone loved them, but no one knew what to call them. Everyone asked “What are they?” It made me wonder how common they are in other places. Have you made whoopie pies? Heard of them? Seen one out in the wild?
No worries if you haven’t. Now you can make your very own. The book is organized for easy reading.
There’s a section devoted to cakes…
And a section devoted to fillings. Great for mixing and matching and making whoopies.
Lots and lots of whoopie.
Yum!
I decided to make the classic chocolate whoopie (big surprise) and paired it with peanut butter filling. The recipe called for dark brown sugar. I used this dark muscovado sugar instead because that’s all I had on hand. It made them extra tasty.
After you mix up the batter, drop it by spoonfuls on a parchment covered baking sheet.
After they bake and cool for a few minutes carefully remove them from the parchment paper.
Place them flat side up on a cookie rack. Then you can spoon the filling on…
Or pipe it on.
I like piping it on. It’s much more fun.
And prettier to look at.
Sandwich the filling between two of the cakes.
And press gently. That’s it.
Whoo-hooo for whoopies. Now go make some.
1 Tbsp of batter should make about 48 two-inch cakes or 24 pies. Recipe from Whoopie Pies
Chocolate Whoopie Pies
Ingredients
Chocolate Whoopie Pies
Salty Peanut Butter Filling
Instructions
Notes
2 Tbsp of batter should make about 30 four-inch cakes or 15 pies.
You can also roll the edges in sprinkles, chopped chocolate, nuts, etc. or in this case, peanut butter morsels.
Ummm… can I say these are just about the most fun things to eat. They’re so good you kinda feel like you’re being bad when you sink your teeth into them.
Want to make some whoopies?
Amy sent me a second copy to do with what I want. And I want to give it to one of you. Want it?
- Leave a comment on this post and tell me if you’ve ever made whoopies… Heard of them?… Know the best place to get them? Or just want to learn more about them.
- Deadline to enter is Monday, July 12 at 5:00 p.m. ET Sorry, Time’s Up. Winner announced below.
- One winner will be chosen at random and announced sometime Monday evening on this post.
Good luck!
Whoopie!!! We have a winner and boy are they in for a treat.
Congratulations Neddy (# 1413). Now you can try lots and lots of whoopie pies.
I would love to make a red velvet one! Yum :)
I’ve heard of Whoopies but never tried making them. The photos in this post are amazing… Everything looks so delicious…
Can’t wait to try and make these! Thanks for sharing the recipe and I just love your pictures and website! Totally awesome!!!
never made ’em…get them in PA dutch…YUM!
I’ve never made whoopies before, but would love to try to make them. They sound really good.
They look delicious! I’ve never had any, but I’d love to try some!
I would love to try these when I’m off my diet! It could be celebratory treat!! I would love to pipe the icing too.
Never made them before but they look so good!!!
I’ve heard of them but I’ve never tried them. They look scrumptous. Can’t wait to try a batch, I know my kids will devour them! Thanks for all the great recipes.
I’ve heard of them but never made or ate them. Love this site, I try atleast of the recipes every month or so when I get the time!
Yea for whoopies! Soo cute.
My mom used to make these when I was a kid….chocolate cookie with a green mint filling on the inside. She called them grasshopper cookies. Very yummy.
I’ve never made whoopie pies! but they look delicious!
must. have. book. Have eaten many…but never made one.
I make pumpkin whoopie pies with a cinnamon spice filling during the thanksgiving holiday. I love these kind of cakes. It reminds me of tiny two layer cakes!
I haven’t made them yet. I have had my eye on this book for a while.
My local supermarket has been making them for the last 6 months in their bakery. They are scrumptious!!
DELISH! Whoopie pies are my absolute favorite dessert. I’m so glad you tried ’em!
Never even heard of them. But they sound yummy.
My granny used to make these. She didn’t call them whoopies though! I never knew how she made them and she passed before I was old to care about how she made them. But I remember they were Chocolate with Peanut butter and fresh sliced banana fillings! They were the greatest!
I just made red velvet whoopie pies this past weekend. YUM!
I’ve made something similar, but never knew what they were called… Hmmm, now I know!!
I’ve never heard of them… but they do look super yummy!
I have never made them but I think I remember seeing oprah talk about them I would love to try and make them some time. This book looks so fun.
I have made many cake cookies and only recently learned of the term Whoopie pies. I would love this book so I could make then more from scratch, the recipe I have is very basic and the main ingredient is any cake mix! The most popular is the lemon cake sandwich and the home made Oreo sandwich (chocolate cake) both I frost with cream cheese frosting.
Yummo! Love whoopie pies. One of my favorite things about New England! :D Had pumpkin whoopie pies this past fall and they were SOOO yummy!
I’ve made and eaten Whoopie Pies many times. They are simple to make, easy to assemble, and awesome to eat! I’d love to have that extra cookbook you are giving away!
I’ve heard of them, even seen them of the Food Network but never made or eaten them.
I’ve never made them but I tried the classic ones at a friend’s house and I’d love to make different flavours!
I would love this book! I have made pumpkin spice whoopie pies with cream cheese filling.
They look good. I want to learn more please!
i love classic chocolate woopies with vanilla fillings, but everyone else loves my red velvet woopies with cream cheese fillings! their super rich and sinful!
My Italian grandmother-in-law makes homemade whoopies all the time! Can you say Cannoli whoopies?! Such a delicious treat!
I’ve made them once… basic chocolate with vanilla filling. Delicious! I’d love to have the book for a whole variety of options.
I’ve never made whoopies, but would love to try them, as I’ve never had one before, either. They look so cute.
wow these look awsome!!! I’m surely gonna try =D
Dang! I missed the giveaway time frame again! (Couldn’t you give us more time next time, pretty please? Those of us who work and cannot access the Internet from 8am to 5pm are at a distinct disadvantage, here!)
I grew up in the south and YES, have heard of whoopie pies.
Never heard of them…but they sure look tasty!
I saw an article in our local paper about these and cut it out with the recipes so I can try them. They look so fun!
So good! And the book looks amazing!
Whoah these look like easy version of macarons.. Never made either one of them, but I’m definitely going to try making these! Oh and I’ve never even heard of them :D
Whoopee! Have heard of them, never made them. But I’m totally going to now. Thanks!!!
I’ve heard of them, I’ve had them and I’ve made them from a mix I found at Williams-Sonoma. I would LOVE to make them from scratch. My daughter adored the red velvet ones I made and I’m sure would love to help me make some more.
Yahooo for whoopie! I’ve never had one nor have I made one but by golly, those peanut butter filled ones look delish!
I’ve never made them, but yesterday, after going to the Rose Bowl Flea Market, my daughter and I got a pumpkin whoopie pie from Corner Bakery. It was so good we bought another pumpkin and a chocolate one. Yummy!!!
I have heard of them, and I’ve wanted to make some, but never have! Would love this book!
I love whoopie pies, my favorite to make are pumpkin ones with a cream cheese filling. Growing up in lancaster, pa they are all over the place, Amish love to make and sell them at their food stands. I never realized that they were such an uncommon treat!
This is the first time I’ve ever seen or heard them and they look amazing! I can’t wait to give this recipe a try!! Peanut Butter+Chocolate=LOVE
My mom & I work at the same company and her birthday is tomorrow – I’m totally making these to bring to work for her tomorrow!!
I have heard of them but I have never made them, or ate them.
I never ate a Whoopie Pie but I have heard of them. Would love to learn more and try making them myself.
Thanks!
I made some red velvet whoopie pies for valentines day this year. Delicious! I cannot wait to try out the chocolate!
I’ve heard of whoopie pies, but never had them or made them, but they look really good & fun. Also, they have a fun name – Whoopie Pies. It just sounds fun!
I can’t imagine NOT knowing what whoopie pies are! I’m in PA Dutch Country and they are everywhere! They best ones I ever had though were homemade and started out as a recipe-going-downhill-fast and with some modifications ended up being delicious! The problem is I have no idea how to replicate them!
I made them once when I was growing up. I used a cream cheese filling. These look so much better than mine ever did. We called them either whoopie pies or moon pies. The book looks so inviting. I may have to give whoopie pies another try.
I just had a chocolate with PB filling whoopie from a roadside farm shop in rural PA this last weekend and it was quite possibly the best thing I have ever eaten. I haven’t made them before, but you can be sure I’ll try now that I have the recipe!
I’ve never made Whoopie Pies, but I remember them fondly from my youth. I had two favorite Great-Uncles in Tennessee who loved to take their little Northerner Grand-Niece to the country store when I visited. I was allowed to get “anything I wanted” which generally meant a big bag of penny candy, a Moon Pie (chocolate covered whoopie pie), and a Chocolate Soldier. :)
oh my goodness…the graham cracker whoopie pies sound amazing!!
I’ve heard of them, but I haven’t actually seen one in the flesh before. :) They look fantastic though! I’ll have to make these sometime soon! Thanks for sharing!
Never had them, but they sure look good. I would not have thought there were so many different kinds.
i haven’t heard of whoopie pies before but they look delicious and i want to make them asap. :)
YUMMMY…. I would have to taste test everyone, if I made them all!! The recipes look so easy!!
A good friend of mine made the chocolate ones with peanut butter filling. I died and went to heaven. I had never been a big fan of them before that but after trying them out, I have been hooked ever since. I’d love to make all different kinds but never have so the book looks really interesting.
I have heard of them before but never found a recipe for them. I will definitely be trying these!
I work at a groccery store called Hy-Vee in the bakery dept. in Iowa and we make whoopie pies all the time! one of the local favorites for the summer has been white cake/pie then strawberry or lemon icing in the center. Yummy!
I live in PA Dutch country and whoopie pies are a bake stand staple. I like pumpkin or carrot with cream cheese filling. Yum!
I’d never heard of whoopie pies until reading about them on a food blog last year. I made a couple of recipes and they were so good, so soft and sweet and delicious!
I love using up leftover pumpkin after Thanksgiving by making pumpkin whoopie pies.
They’ve been on my list of things to make for over a year now. I really must make some!
I’ve never made whoopie pies but my dad has been begging me to :)
Shoot, did I miss the deadline? Had a busy bday weekend for my son this weekend and just checking my email. Plus I’m a west coaster so I’m on PST.
Looks YUMMY!
would love tolearn more about them….they look yummy
I’ve never made whoopie pies but they sure look fun!
I’ve heard of them but have never gotten to eat them or make them :( They look delicious though
Have never made whoopie pies but would love to try.
I have not only heard of them, I LOVE them!
I MUST have this book!
living in central pa my whole life – i know, love, never make but always buy whoopies! the best ever is from ashcombe farms in mechanicsburg – i have yet to find the best recipe.
I have heard of them and seen them around the blogs. I have been really curious and want to make them!
I’ve seen them and been wanting to make them! Oh yes those look fabulous!
I have heard of whoopie pies, but I’ve never had them. They look pretty amazing and I’d love to play with them. Thanks for the chance to win!!!!!
I’ve heard of them, but I’ve never eaten them or made them. They look wonderful!
Oh, just reading about whoopie pies and seeing the pictures made my mouth water!
I didn’t really know much about whoopie pies until I moved it Pennsylvania and had one. So good! I tried making them once and need to do it again!
I have made Whoopie Pies… strangely enough w/ a Weight Watcher’s recipe and it was the first I had heard of them. Yum-o-de-lish! I can’t wait to try other variations in that book!
I’ve heard of them, but never tried them! They look delicious!
I knwo nothing of whoopie pies, but I find myself INCREDIBLY fascinated….
Here in NZ we call them kisses. My favourite are ginger cakes with a cream cheese filling. Yum!
Well, I’ve heard of them, but I’ve never made them. I would love to give it a try though!
I’ve never made or eaten them but it looks like when you bite into it the filling would just ooze out. Double yummy.
Just love your site! You have inspired my baking… thank you! And I’m anxiously awaiting your new book for even more inspiration!
They look amazing! I can’t wait to try the recipe listed. Yummy!
Yes I have! There is a pumpkin version with cinnamon filling on Tasty Kitchen, and it’s absolute heaven! I would love to have an entire book of whoopie pie ideas! :)
I grew up in MD where there’s a big Amish population so I’ve eaten many a whoopie pie. Sadly for my hips! I’ve made them a lot and have them on my menu, but would love to know the Amish get their cake so soft. I’ve tried various recipes and fiddled with my own and they always come out more dense. It’d be fun to test the recipes in this book!
I’ve never made them but they kind of remind me of Oreo cakesters. Yum!
Whoopie pies are famous around my home!! Sold at every grocery store and made my every woman. Delish!
I love them! They are delicious!
I’ve never had a homemade or commercially produced whoopie pie…. looks as if I am majorly missing out! A great reason to win!
Love them!!!
Never heard of them (their name), maybe I ate them once or twice, they seem really cool!! Let’s try to make them!
Never heard of them, but would love learn.
ooo my goodness, i remember whoopies as a kid, at the corner store, its amazing how much you can improve on an already good thing. Thought they went out of style for awhile, glade to see theme make a come back.. I will have to add them to my mini pastry try,both the old version you posted and make some variations, like white chocolate mouuse filling, to dress them up a bit maby lace the filling with liquor f or an adult flavor
I’ve only had them once, but those chocolate peanut butter ones make we want to try them again! Yum!!!
Heard of them but I’ve never had one! They look soooo yummy though! :)
I hope I made this in time! My daughter is a budding baker and we would love to make whoopies! This book looks great!
Heard of them from my friend from Georgia! Would love to try one!
I would love to learn how to make these delicious treats!
oh wow!! yummyy!! i am in love with whoopies!! tasted them and love to learn how to make them!! i see there are gluten free and vegan versions in the book!! how cool!! glad you found these!!
i know precisely nothing about whoopie pies, and until 10 minutes ago i’m sure id never heard of them… but they look yummy and i love trying new recipes cause im ambitious like that :P
Love them, but have never made them
heard about it for the first time at my son’s school bake sale…tried them..yummy…never made them…want to try now…you make it look so simple…oh i sure hope i win!!!
Love these!! I make Gluten Free Whoopies and my boys and there friends didn’t even know the difference.
I have never made them, but yum yum yum!! I am pregnant, and anything sweet is what I want!! I have eaten store bought one’s, but I bet they don’t even compare to these.. Can you just mail me some please!! haha
Love them, but never made them!! Must try to make them after seeing this :0)
Definitely heard of them, but only ever had them homemade. I would LOVE this book! Going on the birthday list.
I would like to try them.
I’ve heard of whoopie pies, but only on the East Coast. I’m in Washington state and originally from Southern California, so it would be great to be able to bring this treat out West!
mmmm my Gram makes whoopie pies filled with vanilla marshmallow filling. Delish! Pumpkin Spice whoopie pies are the best too!
I’ve definitely heard of them! My mom and dad are from MA and I think it’s an east coast thing because everyone back there knows about them, but no one does out here in CA where we currently live. They’re my dad’s favorite dessert though and the family recipe we have is just delish! I’d love to check out the book though and see what other recipes are out there. :)
I wanna learn more!
I have heard of whoopie pies but never made them. Well, I sort of have. I make wedding cakes. When I level a small cake, I take 2 of the “tops” that are domed on one side and flat on the other side. Then I fill with extra icing. It’s sort of like a giant whoopie pie. My husband LOVES it.
didn’t know they were called whoopies! Thanx for the recipe!
this looks like something on the groupon ad! I would love to try them!
i only heard of whoopie pies this year at my son’s bake sale. i tried them and they sure were yummy!!! never made them, but after reading this, think i’ll give it a try. you always have a way of making things look simple….
These look fun! I had my first whoopie pie just a few weeks ago at The Corner Bakery near where I live. It was the tradtional chocolaate with vanilla butter cream filling. Very yummy. My little boy and I are going to make these today! Thanks for sharing. Looks like another book I need to get!
I have heard of them, but would love to learn more about them, they look delicious!
I have a major sweet tooth. Anything sweet looks good to me! Never tried these….
i love whoopie pies!! i really wanna try the peanut butter filling YUM!
I have made them a couple times, but only the classic chocolate cake with vanilla filling, my fiance loves them!
Never made them but would love to try. They look amazingly scrumptious.
I love whoopies! Made them several times but only the original kind. I would love to learn other versions!
Never heard of them but would love to try them….
i’ve always been intrigued by the whoopie…never made them before, but definitely ate them!! :)
Chocolate? Creamy fillings? How can you go wrong?
These look like a cute cooking project to do with kids! I’m going to have to find this book!!!
i’ve heard of them, ate plenty of them but never made them myself!! i would love to have a book on how to make such pretty treats.
I’ve heard of them but never made them. Would love to give them a try sometime!!
Would have never imagined how to make these…what a wonderful book!
I was pretty sure I knew what they were, and I was right! It kind of never occurred to me however that they would come in varieties so yummy! I think I’ve seen pre-packaged ones that are usually chocolate cake with vanilla but I might be making that up.
I went to the store with my dad the other day and I saw some and pointed them out to him. I thought they had a funny name! I’ve never eaten them or made them, though. It’d be nice to try!
I love woopie pies. I like all the different variations, but I especially love them with ice cream fillings!
I have ate them, but never made them. The book as such a fun look to it. It totally goes against my no sugar idea. That idea is meant to be thrown out for this book of yummy treats:)
I have never made them, but now, after seeing yours, I def will make some… so many options!
Never heard of them, never had ’em! They look delicious, though. I’m going to have to try some soon.
I’ve heard of whoopie pies but I have never ate them or made them! These look good though!
Never heard them called Whoopies before….look like Oreo Caksters! I bet they’re yummy…..
Haven’t had them but can’t wait to try the recipe on your website. The book looks heavenly!
Never heard of, ate, or made them! But judging by the pictures I’m sure I’d love them.
Wow, I would love to try these out. They make me snacky just looking at them.
ive heard of them and tried once the little debbie whoopie pies, dleicious!
I just bought a whoopie pie pan but I don’t have a recipe to make them. I’d love to have this book!
I’ve made whoopie, but never whoopie pies.They look delicious!
My wife loves to bake and I love to eat anything she bakes. She would love this cookbook.
So cool! I’ve never made them but I’d love to try! Thanks for the chance to win a copy of the book :)
Whoopie Pies are the best kept baker’s secret.
My favorite whoopie pies are from Martha Stewart’s Cookie Book. They’re chocolate with peanut butter filling. I like to make em crunchy! :)
Wow, those look delicious!!
Is it bad that I want to lick the screen???
;o)
I have a recipe saved on my computer that I stumbled across for some red velvet ones with a marscapone cheese-based filling, and they looked delectable! I haven’t made any yet, but reading this blog has re-kindled the desire. Yummy!!
These look delicious! I don’t think we have them in New Zealand, I would love to try some though.
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i love a good whoopie pie! especially from crumbs bake shop!
I’ve never tasted let alone heard of whoopie pies. They look delicious!!
These sound so yummy! I’ve made the chocolate whoopie pies with vanilla cream in the middle, which are like homemade oreos. Can’t wait to try the peanut butter and chocolate ones…and im sure my husband will love them!
This will be my first time making them with these recipes for my daughter’s 3rd birthday party! They sound delicious! How long will they keep, providing they don’t get eaten? Yay! I’d love to win the copy. Thanks for having the giveaway. :)
I’ve never made them, but I’ve had them from Corner Bakery, and Starbucks a loooon time ago.
I made them accidentally once. I wanted cookies but decided that using a recipe was silly. They came out cakey so I made em into woopie pies. It was a good mistake.
Best whoopie pies I’ve had were while on a trip in Lancaster, PA. I would love to try to make my own!
Oh my want. Want want want. I’ve helped my friend make some that she calls “homemade oreo cookies” but are really whoopie pies (crazy girl) but that’s it. Mmmmm.
I have heard of them but never eaten them. Whoopie pies seem like they would be a great addition to the dessert table at my wedding!
I had never heard of whoopie pies until I started looking up receipes on the net and they seemed to be everywhere.
I’ve only seen whoopie pies from Little Debbie, that come in little individually-wrapped bags. I’ll definitely try making some for myself!
made them and love them!
I had them when I was a kid….Now having to have Gluten -free, I am anxious to try it out with GF flour and see how it goes! They look wonderful!! Thanks for sharing.
In all my baking, I have never made (or eaten) a Whoopie Pie. I’ll have to change that– ASAP!
Never had whoopies, but I sure would love to eat some:)
I love whoopie pies!!! A friend just had them at her wedding :)
I have yet to ever make whoopies because I feel I need to make them when I know I will have people around to eat them so I dont eat them all! lol
Living in MA, I’ve grown up with them. They are commonly seen in the bakery section of local grocery stores up here too. They’re great! My mom shared a recipe this past fall for pumpkin whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting centers. Yum!
Never made whoopie pies, but sure would like to try!
I’ve heard of them, but never made them. I do want to try my hand at them, since the one I tried (a few years ago) didn’t live up to expectations…
I love them! Make them all the time! YUMMMMY
this looks so delicious! i would love to try and make some this week!! thank you for your posts :) lots of great ideas!
I’ve heard about them but have never made or eaten them BUT I’m going to try the peanut butter filling!! Yummy!!
I have made them…from a box, lol! They are my hubbys fav!
I’ve heard of them, but never had any. They look so yummy–I’d love to win. Thanks for the chance.
I LOVE Whoopie Pies! I’ve never made them because I always figured they were much more complex… but now I know they’re not and I really want to make some now.. yummy!
I have been curious about Whoopie Pies for some time now but have never had on! :)
Tried them once, and it was a mess! The recipe called for making the cookies heart-shaped, which would have been a snap had I been anywhere near a piping bag. Forming decent heart-shapes using only spoons and toothpicks is a PAIN…it took me 2 hours! They were delicious though :) Would love to to try again with better recipes and better equipment!
Weirdly enough, I made chocolate whoopie pies with peanut butter filling over the weekend! I cheated, though, and used a cake mix ;) I’ll have to try your recipe, it looks awesome!
I’ve heard of them but never tried them. I want to though!
My sister makes them all the time. Would love to give her the book!
I’ve heard of them, but I’ve never tasted one! Now, I’m dying to!
yes, yes…ive made whoopie!!! many many times. LOVE them…..red velvet whoopies are wonderful, mud pie whoopies……every kind of whoopies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I heard of them, they are popular where I live. I make them for the kids sometimes. Amish places would be the best place to get them.
I have never made them, but have wanted to try them! A cookbook would be perfect!
They are a Maine/New England delicacy! I’m asked to make them at least once a month. I fill mine with “devil dog” filling. Yum-O! Note – any filling with dairy should be refrigerated, especially in summer.
I’ve heard of them and have eaten them! Yummy! But I’ve never made them before…..
I have never made whoopie pies; heard of them, never made them myself though. I am definitely going to have to try after this post!
I’ve never heard of them, but would love to try ’em, and try making them. I”ve seen lots of fun stuff on your site, and even tried my hand at making some Hello Kitty Cake Pops for my daughter’s 2nd birthday! I’ve never left a comment or entered one of your contests before, but I think you’re amazing.
in some parts, they’re called “gobs”
I have heard of them, but never wanted to make them until now! Chocolate and peanut butter – there’s not many better combinations in my book.
I’ve seen these on the blogosphere lately. I’ve eaten them before but never tried to make them.
Never made them, never had one, but I have heard of them.
Whoopie!? I’ve heard that term on the Newlywed Game and it was, ahem, nothing like this. ha ha Never had one and would love to try some!
I never knew what they were called, but I’ve had them before and they are delicious. As for making them, I’ve never tried it- but I’d love to give it a shot!