chocolate whoopie pies w/ salted caramel filling

How To Make chocolate whoopie pies w/ salted caramel filling

• 1

  Combine cake mix, pudding, 1/2 C melted butter, water & eggs in large bowl; stir gently to combine. Let batter rest for 30 minutes.
• 2

  Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Drop batter by slightly rounded tsp, 2" apart, onto parchment lined or lightly greased cookie sheets. Sprinkle each cookie with sea salt. Bake for 5 - 7 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Transfer to wire cooling rack.
• 3

  Place 1 C butter in medium bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to low; gradually add powdered sugar. Beat until well mixed. Add caramel sauce, 1 tsp sea salt & vanilla. Beat until well mixed.
• 4

  Pipe or spread rounded tsp filling onto bottom of 1 cookie; place second cookie, bottom side down over filling. Repeat with remaining cookies & filling.
• 5

  MAKE AHEAD TIPS: To make ahead, bake cookies as directed. Cool completely. Place cooled cookies in single layer in resealable plastic freezer bags. Freeze up to 2 months. Let stand at room temperature until thawed. Prepare filling & fill cookies as directed.
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