Chocolate Whoopie Pies

-1 ¾ Cups All-Purpose Flour

- ½ Cup Unsweeted Cocoa Powder

- ¾ Teaspoon Baking Powder

- ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda

- ½ Teaspoon Salt

- 1 Cup Backed Brown Sugar

- 1 Cup (2 Sticks) Butter, Softened, Divided

- 1 Egg

- 1 ½ Teaspoons Vanilla, Divided

- 1 Cup Milk

- 1 Cup Marshmallow Crème

- 1 Cup Powdered Sugar

1.       Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper, or use Whoopie Pie Pan. Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda & salt into medium bowl.

2.       Beat brown sugar & ½ cup butter in large bowl with electric mixer at medium-high speed about 3 minutes or until light & fluffy. Beat in egg & 1 teaspoon vanilla until well blended. Alternately add flour mixture & milk, beating at low speed after each addition until smooth & well blended. Drop dough in even amount on to prepared pan.

3.       Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are puffed & tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool cookies on cookie sheets 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

4.       Meanwhile, prepare filling. Beat remaining ½ cup butter, ½ teaspoon vanilla, marshmallow crème & powdered sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at high speed 2 minutes or until light & fluffy.

5.       Spoon even amounts of filing onto flat side of one cookie; top with second cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies & filing.