Name: Whoopie Pies with Mint Filling and Chocolate Ganache
Cook time: 3 hours
Yield: Makes about 15 sandwich cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 1/8 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup nonhydrogenated solid vegetable shortening or unsalted butter (1 stick), room temperature; 1 cup sugar; 2 large egg yolks; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons nonhydrogenated solid vegetable shortening or unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups plus 3 tablespoons powdered sugar; 1/4 cup egg whites (from about 2 large eggs); 3 to 4 drops green food coloring; 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream; 1/2 cup bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips

Whoopie Pies with Mint Filling and Chocolate Ganache

How to make a whoopie pie recipe even better: add chocolate ganache and a mint filling. Boom.

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