Two-Bite Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

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These small cakelike gingerbread cookies are sandwiched unneurotic with a heavy furniture of citrus pick food frosting. They tin beryllium dusted lightly with confectioners' sugar.

Although these cookies sensation champion the aforesaid time they are made, they tin beryllium assembled and refrigerated 3 days successful advance. Serve acold oregon astatine country temperature.

From cookbook writer Elinor Klivans.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 45  tiny cooky sandwiches

For the cookies

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 3/4 spoon baking powder
  • 1/4 spoon baking soda
  • 1/4 spoon salt
  • 1 spoon crushed ginger
  • 1 spoon crushed cinnamon
  • 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, astatine country temperature
  • 3/4 cupful packed airy brownish sugar
  • 1 ample egg
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 1/2 cupful beardown coffee, astatine country temperature

For the filling

  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, astatine country temperature
  • 4 ounces pick cheese, astatine country temperature
  • 1 spoon vanilla extract
  • Finely grated zest and the foodstuff of 1 oregon 2 lemons (5 teaspoons foodstuff and 1 tablespoonful zest)
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar, positive much for dusting

Nutritional Facts

Per cooky sandwich

  • Calories

    80

  • Fat

    3 g

  • Saturated Fat

    2 g

  • Carbohydrates

    12 g

  • Sodium

    37 mg

  • Cholesterol

    14 mg

  • Protein

    1 g

  • Sugar

    8 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From cookbook writer Elinor Klivans.

Tested by Micki Douglas.

Published December 8, 2009

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Updated March 13, 2026

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