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     Title: Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
Categories: Cookies, Snacks, Chocolate, Nuts
     Yield: 24 servings

   3/4 c  Butter; softened
     1 c  Sugar
     2 lg Eggs; room temperature
   1/2 c  Sour cream
     1 tb Red food coloring
 1 1/2 ts White vinegar
     1 ts Clear vanilla extract
 2 1/4 c  A-P flour
   1/4 c  Baking cocoa
     2 ts Baking powder
   1/2 ts Salt
   1/4 ts Baking soda
     2 oz Semisweet chocolate; melted,
          - cooled

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     8 oz Cream cheese; softened
   1/2 c  Butter; softened
 2 1/2 c  Confectioners' sugar
     2 ts Clear vanilla extract

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          White baking chips; melted
          Pecans; finely chopped

 Oven @ 375 F/190 C.

 In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and
 fluffy. Beat in eggs, sour cream, food coloring, vinegar
 and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking
 powder, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into
 creamed mixture. Stir in cooled chocolate.

 Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2" apart onto parchment
 lined baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges
 are set. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to
 cool completely.

 For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and
 butter until fluffy. Beat in confectionersrCO sugar and
 vanilla until smooth. Spread filling on bottom of half
 of the cookies; cover with remaining cookies.

 Drizzle with melted baking chips; sprinkle with pecans.
 Refrigerate until serving.

 Recipe by Judi Dexheimer, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

 RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

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