Banana whoopie pies

I have never baked whoopie pies before. To tell you the truth, I'm not a huge fan of cake, so cakey-cookies... probably not my thing. However, it was a slow Saturday afternoon. I was in the mood for something sugary, and I had leftover, very ripe bananas. I had this recipe from Baking Bites in my Delicious save file, and.. the rest is history.

Turns out, I do like whoopie pies. At least these! They're very yummy and satisfying - but pretty darn sweet, so serve with coffee or a tall glass of milk.

Banana whoopie pies
about 12 double, large cookies

60 g butter

300 g sugar

1 egg

60 g neutral oil

1 tsp vanilla

2 bananas, mashed

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

350 g flour

Cream the butter and sugar until soft. Add the egg and oil, mix, and then add vanilla and banana mash. Finally stir in the dry goods - cinnamon, salt, baking powder and flour. Mix until combined.

Dollop onto two lined baking sheets. (Leave some room for the batter to spread.)

Bake at 175°C for about ten minutes - maybe a little longer. You want them to be golden around the edges and very lightly browned, and baked through.

Let them cool completely before filling. 

And for the filling: 

60 g butter

180 g powdered sugar

100 g cream cheese

1 tsp vanilla

Beat butter and about half of the sugar until soft. Add in the cream cheese, vanilla and the rest of the sugar, and beat for a few minutes until very well mixed. If it seems too soft, add more sugar.

Spread onto half the cookies, top with the rest, and serve.