Almond and Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Ingredients

  1. For Cake:
  2. 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  3. 3/4 cup Dutch processed cocoa
  4. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  5. 1/4 teaspoon each, baking soda and salt
  6. 1-7 oz box Odense Almond Paste, diced into small pieces
  7. 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  8. 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  9. 1 egg, room temperature
  10. 1 teaspoon coffee extract
  11. 3/4 cup buttermilk
  12. For Filling:
  13. 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  14. 1 cup confectioner's sugar
  15. 1 cup Marshmallow Fluff
  16. 1/2 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
This classic 1920’s dessert is ‘technically’ neither a cookie, nor a pie but a small cake with a sweet center layer. Odense Almond Paste gives this famous treat additional flavor and texture. Yum!

Time

Time to assemble: 35 minutes
Time to chill: 1 hour
Time to bake: 10-12 minutes

Yield

20-24 cookies

Directions

  1. For cake: Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
  2. Add diced Almond Paste and granulated sugar into a mixing bowl. Beat until the texture of sand (a food processor works well for this step). Add butter and beat until well combined, about 3 minutes. Add egg and beat until light and fluffy. Mix in coffee extract.
  3. Add reserved flour and buttermilk alternately, ending with flour. Beat on low until mixed. Chill batter for 1 hour.
  4. Twenty minutes before baking, preheat oven to 350°F. Line 3 cookie sheets with parchment.
  5. Drop tablespoons of chilled batter onto parchment 1-2 inches apart. A cookie scoop helps to keep the cookies uniform. Roll dough between hands to form balls. Tip: Dip balls into granulated sugar, if dough sticks to hands.
  6. Bake 10-12 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center pulls out clean. Cool baking sheet on a wire rack. When cookies have cooled 5 minutes, remove from baking sheet to wire rack.
  7. For filling: Add butter, confectioner's sugar, Marshmallow Fluff and extract of choice to mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy. Spoon filling into a zip-lock type plastic bag and cut off one corner.
  8. Make matching pairs of completely cooled cookies and pipe 1 tablespoon of filling onto bottoms of each pair. Top with bottom of another cookie and sandwich together. Store between layers of wax paper and refrigerate up to two weeks. But they won't last that long!

Odense Marzipan

Nutrition Facts
SERVING SIZE: 2 tbsp (39g)
SERVINGS: 5


Amount Per Serving
Calories: 170
Calories from Fat: 54


 %Daily Value*
Total Fat: 6g8%
   Saturated Fat .4g2%
   Trans Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 1mg0%
Total Carbohydrates 27g10%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Sugars 21g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A0%
Vitamin C0%
Calcium3%
Iron4%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

NON GMO | GLUTEN FREE
MSG FREE | TRANS FAT FREE

Ingredients: sugar, almonds (28%), glucose syrup (From wheat), water.
Allergens: contains tree nuts (almonds), wheat* *Odense Marzipan contains less than 20 parts of gluten per million (ppm). Pursuant to FDA regulations, products containing less than 20 ppm of gluten are gluten free.

AFTER OPENING:
Wrap tightly in plastic and then seal in plastic bag. Refrigerate up to two weeks or freeze up to three months.

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Odense Almond Paste

Nutrition Facts
SERVING SIZE: 2 tbsp (39g)
SERVINGS: 5


Amount Per Serving
Calories: 180
Calories from Fat: 81


 %Daily Value*
Total Fat: 9g12%
   Saturated Fat 1g5%
   Trans Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 1mg0%
Total Carbohydrates 21g8%
Dietary Fiber 2g7%
Sugars 16g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A0%
Vitamin C0%
Calcium4%
Iron5%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

NON GMO | GLUTEN FREE
MSG FREE | TRANS FAT FREE

Ingredients: almonds (45%), sugar, glucose syrup (From wheat), water.
Allergens: contains tree nuts (almonds), wheat* *Odense Almond Paste contains less than 20 parts of gluten per million (ppm). Pursuant to FDA regulations, products containing less than 20 ppm of gluten are gluten free.

AFTER OPENING:
Wrap tightly in plastic and then seal in plastic bag. Refrigerate up to two weeks or freeze up to three months.

PRODUCT OF DENMARK
121817