Crimson Velvet Whoopie Pies – Dessert for Two

March 31, 2026

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Why eat one cookie when you may eat two with fluffy vanilla frosting within the center? These Crimson Velvet Whoopie Pies are smooth, fluffy, and utterly irresistible. Make these for the true crimson velvet lover in your life. (The recipe solely makes 4 cookie sandwiches!)

Horizontal image of red velvet whoopie pies stacked on each other.

Please disregard the identify of this recipe should you’ve by no means heard of a ‘whoopie pie.’ All you really want to find out about no matter a ‘whoopie pie’ is, is that this: it’s a method to eat two cookies on the identical time! With fluffy frosting within the center!

To be sincere, you might name it actually something, and I might eat it as a result of, once more: it’s two smooth fluffy cookies with frosting within the center.

I do know I’m the final one on earth to find the smooth model of Oreos known as ‘cakesters,’ however to be sincere, they’re nothing however packaged whoopie pies. And at any time when we discover one thing pre-made and packaged, we all the time attempt to make it at dwelling, don’t we?

Stack of bright red cookies with white filling.

Crimson Velvet Whoopie Pies – Dessert for Two

Substances

Lots of little white bowls of baking ingredients.

Butter. Three tablespoons of unsalted butter, softened. It is a small batch whoopie pie recipe, so we’re solely making 8 cookies (or 4 cookie sandwiches whole). We additionally want 2 tablespoons of softened butter for the frosting filling.
Sugar. One-quarter cup of granulated sugar plus 2 tablespoons, which is 6 tablespoons of sugar whole.
Vanilla. One-quarter teaspoon of vanilla extract for the cookies, and one other 1/4 teaspoon for the frosting filling.
Egg Yolk. Please break up the egg and simply use the egg yolk. Reserve the egg white for an additional use.
Crimson Meals Coloring. To make these crimson velvet whoopie pies vivid, use one-half teaspoon of crimson meals gel. Meals gel is stronger than meals dye, so should you’re utilizing the dye, you must improve the quantity to three/4 teaspoon.
Flour. Measure out 1/2 cup of flour and add one other 2 tablespoons for this recipe. Apologies–generally small-batch recipes require uncommon measurements.
Baking Soda. One-quarter teaspoon of baking soda.
Buttermilk. Anytime cookies are smooth, it’s as a result of a small quantity of milk is within the batter. For these crimson velvet whoopie pies, we’re utilizing 1/4 cup of buttermilk. When you don’t wish to purchase a carton of buttermilk only for 1/4 cup, you need to use 1/4 cup of milk with a really small splash of white vinegar in it. Nevertheless, please be aware that we are going to additionally use a small quantity of buttermilk for the frosting (however once more, you may swap in milk).
Cream Cheese. Nothing goes higher with crimson velvet than cream cheese frosting. The filling for these whoopie pies begins with 3 ounces of softened cream cheese.
Powdered Sugar. One-half cup of powdered sugar to make the cream cheese filling.

Learn how to Make Crimson Velvet Whoopie Pies

First, use an ordinary 6-ounce ramekin to hint eight circles onto parchment paper. (Flip the paper over so the batter doesn’t contact the pencil marks immediately).

Subsequent, beat collectively the softened butter, sugar, and vanilla extract till gentle and fluffy.

Add the egg yolk and crimson meals coloring.

After mixing, sift the flour and baking soda on high. Beat, whereas including the buttermilk slowly.

Use teaspoons to divide the crimson velvet whoopie pie batter into every circle. Make them as uniform as potential. Bake 10 minutes; they are going to be smooth, however a toothpick will let you know they’re finished. Let cool on the pan.

Make the frosting: beat collectively the cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, buttermilk, and vanilla. Divide into 4 parts to make 4 cookie sandwiches.

Two red velvet whoopie pies leaning on each other with one bite missing.

You may also like my pumpkin whoopie pies within the fall!

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