RECIPE

M&M’S® Sweet and Cheesy Stuffed Whoopie Pies

Name: M&M’S® Sweet and Cheesy Stuffed Whoopie Pies
Cook time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 3/4 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp baking soda; Pinch salt; 3 tbsp granulated sugar; 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened; 1 egg; 2 tsp vanilla extract, divided; 1/4 cup low-fat sour cream; 1/4 cup M&M’S® Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies Ghoul’s Mix, chopped; 1 cup light cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp icing sugar; 1/2 oz CHEETOS® Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks, crushed (about 1/4 cup)

Time

1 hour

Ingredients

14 items

Makes

12 servings

Stuffed with M&M’S® Ghoul’s Mix and topped with a CHEETOS cream cheese frosting, these Halloween whoopie pies make a fun and festive dessert.

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Ingredients

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
Pinch salt
3 tbsp granulated sugar
2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract, divided
1/4 cup low-fat sour cream
1/4 cup M&M’S® Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies Ghoul’s Mix, chopped
1 cup light cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp icing sugar
1/2 oz CHEETOS® Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks, crushed (about 1/4 cup)

Products Used

M&M'S Peanut Ghoul's Mix Halloween Chocolate Candy

1
Preheat oven to 350˚F.
2
In small bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3
In medium bowl, using wooden spoon, combine granulated sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add egg and stir until well incorporated. Stir in 1 tsp vanilla. Stir in half the flour mixture and the sour cream until smooth. Stir in remaining flour mixture until smooth. Fold in half the chopped M&M’S® Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies Ghoul’s Mix.
4
Drop twenty-four 1-heaping-tsp mounds of batter onto 2 parchment paper–lined baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Sprinkle remaining M&M’S® on top.
5
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until tester comes out clean when inserted into center of a pie. Let cool completely on wire rack for 25 to 30 minutes.
6
In another small bowl, using handheld electric mixer, combine cream cheese, icing sugar and remaining vanilla until light and fluffy. Transfer frosting to piping bag with tip cut off.
7
Spread frosting onto flat side of 12 whoopie pies. Cap with remaining pies.
8
Transfer CHEETOS® Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks to small dish. Roll exposed frosting filling of whoopie pies in CHEETOS.
Tip
For easy preparation, use your favorite prepared cream cheese or buttercream frosting if preferred.