Do I have a cookie recipe for you guys today? These little whoopie pies have quickly moved into my top favorite list. Who knew that a brownie mix could turn into these cute chewy cookies? I love to make cake mix cookies like these Butterfinger Whoopie Pies. So, I decided to sub in a brownie mix and see what would happen.
At first I was disappointed that the cookies flattened out after coming out of the oven. I had big puffy sandwich cookie visions, and flat cookies were not part of that vision.
So I made another batch of cookies, this time using a chocolate cake mix. Turns out, you really shouldn't bake things when you are in a hurry. I messed up by forgetting some cream cheese, so those cookies turned out crumbly. It was either use the brownie cookies or take no cookies at all to the dinner we were going to in less than an hour.
I went ahead and made up the Reese's White Chocolate Butter Cream because...well, because it has Reese's in it. And you guys know how much I love my Reese's. One bite and I almost went and hid in the closet with the bowl of frosting. Brownie cookies can be eaten plain right? This frosting...oh my word!!! I am drooling thinking about it again.
Turns out this frosting was made for thin, chewy brownie cookies. Here I could have saved 40 minutes by just sticking to my original plan. It's a good thing cake mixes are not that expensive.
Recipe
Reese’s White Chocolate Brownie Whoopie Pies
Brownie cookies filled with a Reese's White Chocolate Butter Cream
Ingredients
For the Brownie cookies
- 1 - 9x13 box brownie mix
- 1 egg
- ½ cup butter, melted
For the Reese's White Chocolate Butter Cream
- 3 ounces baking white chocolate
- 2 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 12 regular sized Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a Silpat or parchment.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the brownie mix, egg, and butter until a dough forms.
- Roll the dough into 48 balls and bake for 8 minutes. Let cool completely.
- In a small saucepan, combine the white chocolate and whipping cream. Heat on low until melted and creamy. Let cool for about 5 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and vanilla. Slowly add the powdered sugar and cooled chocolate. Beat until creamy.
- Add the chopped Reese's and beat on low for 1 minute. Spread on one side of cookie and top with another.
- Store cookies in an air tight container on the counter for 4-5 days.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 227Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 146mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 1gSugar: 18gProtein: 3g
Other Brownies recipes we like to make:
White Chocolate Goo Goo Cluster Brownies
Scrappy Geek
Love these! Reeses, white chocolate, whoopie pies....what's not to love!
Mel
I made these last night, and they're already a hit with the office. It was a super easy recipe to follow, although my husband couldn't stop eating the filling!
One quick note--these actually made only 12 whoopie pies for me (or, 24 brownie cookies). It doesn't look like I made them larger than as shown in the picture, but maybe I was being overly generous 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
Woo hoo for a hit recipe! I am so glad to hear you made and liked these. I totally understand about your husband just eating the filling...I couldn't stop eating it either. Did you roll the dough into 1 inch balls before baking? When I made them, I got 48 cookies from the batter. But bigger cookies is totally awesome too!
Mel
Yeah, I must've been overly generous. I'm awful at taking measurements--I'll try smaller balls next time 🙂 Thanks again for the great recipe!
Mackenzie
These look fabulous Jocelyn! Brownie 'pies' are such a great idea!
Averie @ Averie Cooks
They look SO GOOD! I would have a hard time stopping at one. All my fave flavors in one big sandwich cookie!
The Better Baker
You are always such a temptress! =) These whoopie pies sound fabulous! I can't imagine a more perfect filling for these chocolate cookies! Thanks SO much for linking up at Weekend Potluck. Pinning this one!
Karly
I could skip lunch and just eat these! Thanks for linking them up with What's Cookin Wednesday!
A Lived in Home
This looks so delicious! Would love to have you come link this up to my party and follow along.
Colleen, The Smart Cookie Cook
Awesome idea using brownie mix! These look too good to be true, and I'm drooling over that filling!
Lyndsay
This may be a dumb question, but you don't cook the brownie mix to the instructions on the box correct? You just add the egg and butter?
Jocelyn Brubaker
Do not follow the directions on the box or the cookies will not turn out like cookies. I hope you enjoy them!
Angela
Oh my, that looks so good! I so wish I wasn't on a diet right now! LOL 😉
Trish - Mom On Timeout
Oh my goodness! I love that these pies have brownie cookies...and that buttercream? Heavenly!