Chocolate Mint Whoopie Pies

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup cocoa powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 2 tablespoons butter softened
• 3 tablespoons canola oil 
• 1.3 cups powdered sugar 
• 1  eggs 
• 4 teaspoons skim milk fat-free
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 4 drops drop natural food coloring green
• 0.1 teaspoon peppermint extract 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup sugar 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. In a large bowl, beat sugar and oil until crumbly.
2. Add egg; beat for 1 minute.
3. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Gradually beat into sugar mixture.
4. Add milk and mix well. (Dough will be sticky.) With lightly floured hands, roll dough into 3/4-in. balls.
5. Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
6. Flatten slightly with a glass coated with cooking spray.
7. Bake at 400° for 4-5 minutes or until edges are set and tops are cracked. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.
8. In a small bowl, combine butter and confectioners' sugar until crumbly. Beat in extract, food coloring if desired and milk.
9. Spread on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.