The Irish Cream flavor comes through in these popular Chocolate Whoopie Pies. The cookies are puffier and lighter when made with a mixture of shortening and butter, but all-butter works too. The filling holds up better when a bit of shortening is added, but again -- you can skip it and use butter in its place.
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes minutes
Total Time 32 minutes minutes
If you don't have the buttermilk and want to use Dutch process cocoa powder, make the following changes: Use ½ teaspoon of baking soda and 1 teaspoon of baking powder, ¾ cup Dutch process cocoa powder and 1 cup of whole milk.