Description
Delightful gingerbread whoopies bring festive winter magic straight from grandma’s kitchen. Warm spices and creamy filling create a perfect holiday treat that will make you crave another bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients:
- 10 ounces (283 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) white sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups (300 grams) confectioners’ sugar
Wet Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (170 grams) dark molasses
- 1/3 cup (80 milliliters) vegetable oil
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/3 cup (80 milliliters) boiling water
Filling Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (227 grams) cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup (57 grams) butter, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350°F, preparing a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine all dry ingredients thoroughly, incorporating molasses for rich depth.
- Introduce vegetable oil and egg to the mixture, blending until uniform.
- Carefully pour boiling water into the batter, whisking until achieving a silky, smooth consistency.
- Using a scoop, distribute uniform dollops of batter onto prepared baking sheet, leaving adequate spacing.
- Slide the sheet into preheated oven, baking for 12 minutes until cookies rise and edges appear slightly crisp.
- Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes, enabling gentle setting.
- Transfer cookies to wire rack, permitting complete cooling and texture stabilization.
- Craft filling by vigorously beating ingredients until achieving light, airy texture.
- Generously apply filling across bottom surface of one cookie layer.
- Delicately position second cookie atop filling, creating sandwich structure.
- Refrigerate assembled cookies for 30 minutes, allowing filling to set and flavors to meld.
Notes
- Ensure precise measurements for consistent cookie texture and prevent spreading during baking.
- Use room temperature ingredients like eggs and oil to create smoother, more uniform batter consistency.
- For dairy-free variation, substitute butter-based filling with coconut cream or vegan cream cheese alternatives.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before adding filling to maintain structural integrity and prevent melting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg