Kitchen kreations: vanilla whoopie pies

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 recipe Whoopie Pie Filling

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Preparation

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment; set aside. In medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In large mixing bowl beat butter on medium to high 30 seconds. Beat in brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk, beating after each addition just until combined. Stir in food coloring.
• Spoon batter in 1- or 2-inch diameter rounds, about 1/2-inch high on prepared baking sheets, allowing 1 inch between each round.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes for 1-inch cookies or 9 to 11 minutes for 2-inch cookies, or until tops are set. Cool completely on baking sheets on rack. Remove cooled cookies from baking sheets.
  
• To fill, dollop Whoopie Pie Filling on flat sides of half the cookies. Top with remaining cookies, flat sides down.
• Refrigerate in airtight container up to 4 days. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving.

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