I'm planning to try this to sell it. how long will they last if individually packed? and have you guys tried using crusting buttercream? i need a filling that won't refrigeration.

am seriously... drooling thinking about it. i gotta stop myself...

So many different recipes to choose from! Which one are you guys trying for the first time? The strawberry ones sound good on the Oprah website!

I think I am going to try the regular choc one on the Oprah site tomm. I am trying to decide if my regular cookie scoop will make them big enough!
GrandmaG, thanks for the nice comment!

I think that's a good place to start Linda! And go from there if it's not quite what you want.

Linda, I think you can make them any size you want to !
If thats the size scoop you have go for it and then if your not happy get a different scoop! At least its a start!
K2cakes.. thanks for the nice words !
I used my clay gun!
Happy Holiday everyone!

Well I couldn't wait until tomm to make these! Great recipe! This is the choc version on Oprah.com. They are really good and the recipe makes about 20 and I measured a heaping 1/8 cup measure. Could have been a little "neater" with my filling but these are just for family!
Thanks K2Cakes for sending the link to the recipe!

Did you send me some? Nobody sends me any.

Theresa

Wow! I could have sent everybody a sample! The recipe didn't say how many it made and we had our cook-out today soo I had the kids all here & they had to take some home! I am going to put a couple in the freezer to just see how they do tonite!

I have been looking online for recipes and my head is buzzing.

have you guys tried melting marshmallows with a little bit of water in the microwave and using that as a filling? sounds like the beginnings of MMF, but i just might go that route. i just re-read this thread and there's something about it that makes me all... hungry and stuff.

hehe

ETA

Have you guys noticed any difference between using butter and shortening? they say shortening makes it rise higher?

I am searching also, but I am looking for a vanilla whoopie pie recipe! The choc is great but I would love to find a vanilla to use diff flavors for the filling! Personally, I like the "fluffy filling"!

I am in WI, I haven't heard of these before, but I live 30 mi from nowhere I love trying new things, I think I'll make some with the kids tomorrow, they love to help but all too often get kicked out of the kitchen when I am cakeing! do you use regular cake batter and then scoop it out onto baking sheets? I think i might try a cookie one first. Sounds like fun!

Linda they look delicious!

Thank-you! I have some vanilla whoopies in the making! Will post them when I get them filled! Looks like another good recipe!

Great Linda! Can you post the recipe?

Linda - what are you filling them with?

Theresa

I am filling these with just vanilla cream as per the recipe but next time I am going to be adventurous and try a flavor! I am going to fill now and will post a pic. The cookie turned out really good!

Ok this is another "keeper"! Here is the recipe and the only thing I did was I added 3 tablespoons of marshmallow fluff to the filling after it whipped---http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1613,147162-240193,00.html
Here is what they look like!
Just have too add there is plenty of filling for both these recipes!! The vanilla ones are a little smaller and made 24!

How much filling are you using? Is it a measured amount to get it to look so full?

I put a good heaping tablespoon on each one and its prob a half inch thick and still had plenty of cream!

hey guys, have you tried this recipe for the filling?

1/2 c margarine or butter (room temp is best)
1/2 c Crisco (my mother is insistent that this MUST be Crisco and CANNOT be generic shortening, nor substituted in any way . . . but if you do get it to work with a substitution, please let me know!)
1 c sugar
1 tbsp flour
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c warm whole milk (20 seconds in the microwave should do it)

Beat with a mixer (stand or hand, your choice) for-freakin-ever. It will start out just like, well, lumps of Crisco floating in milk, then bits will get smaller and smaller, then itll slosh around for a little bit, and, much like the butter making process, youll be wondering if this will ever become anything or if you maybe messed it up somehow. Suddenly, about five minutes later, your mix will look weird for a second, and within moments your slushy mess will turn into a glorious white creme, smooth and perfect in a way rarely seen outside the confines of uber-processed food with chemicals you cant pronounce that are not even available to the consumer in their pure form.

from omnomicon.com

Hey Linda ! So how did the vanilla ones taste ?

They are every bit as good as the choc. but I love vanilla too! The kids were here and they all took some home but I still have to put some in the freezer today! I did try cutting the choc recipe in half & it worked good. The whole recipe makes a lot of pies. I ended up using my cookie scoop heaping for just the right size (that made exactly 2 doz.) . I think in a few days I might try the strawberry!

Thanks ! I love vanilla to!

Ok, I made my first batch of these today ! Yes they are addictive just like I thought ! Dang it!

Oh Sorry Not sure why the photo posted 2x!

Oh, Fiddle, they look great!

While we're on the subject -

How about some ideas on how to decorate and display them for a baby shower? I am doing a last-minute project for a relative, and I was thinking about going fast and simple, but unique. These would be perfect for it.

Thanks to all. This thread is great. And so are all of you -

Theresa

Fiddlesticks! OUTSTANDING!! You sure you're not from Maine???