Red White and Blue Whoopie Pies
Oh my heck! These Red White and Blue Whoopie Pies are so stinkin’ easy to make and even better to eat! The kids love them because of the fun bright colors and they are oh so festive for the 4th of July!
These cookies start with a cake mix AND pudding mix, so you know it’s going to be easy and so soft and chewy! Add butter and a couple eggs, divide the batter, add your colors and voila! Red and blue cookies!
The only thing missing is the frosting in the centers. And guess what?! It’s Cool Whip Frosting! Did you even know there was such a thing? Well, there is! And I was pleasantly surprised! It’s fluffy, yet has structure and depth. It’s almost like whipped cream cheese frosting. YUM!
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Another great thing about these cookies…the sprinkles! It gives these cookies just the right touch, and who doesn’t love festive sprinkles?
You know everyone is going to be reaching for these cookies at your 4th of July party! And no one has to know how easy they were to make! 😉
Red White and Blue Whoopie Pies
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz (432 g) box white cake mix
- 3.4 oz (96 g) small box instant vanilla pudding mix
- ½ cup (113 g) butter, (1 stick) softened
- 2 large eggs
- Red and Blue food coloring, (I used Wilton's gel food colorings)
- Vanilla Cool Whip Frosting, (comes in a 10.6oz tub) *See Notes for alternative
- Red, white, and blue sprinkles, (if desired)
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine cake mix and vanilla pudding.
- Using a hand mixer, blend in softened butter and large eggs until combined.
- Divide the batter in half. Color one half blue, and the other half red, mixing until one solid color (no streaks).
- With a #50 cookie scoop, spoon balls of cookie dough on a silicone mat lined baking sheet about an inch apart.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to 12 minutes or until the edges are set and the tops are wrinkled. Allow cookies to cool completely.
- Fill a plastic sandwich bag with some Vanilla Cool Whip Frosting, zip it shut, cut off one corner and pipe the frosting on the bottom of one cookie. Top with another cookie in the opposite color so you have a red cookie, a white frosting center, and a blue cookie. Sprinkle edges of the frosting with Red White and Blue Sprinkles. Repeat with remaining cookies. Enjoy immediately or store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
Notes
- Vanilla Cool Whip Frosting was discontinued. Use this Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting instead.
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Did you use salted butter or unsalted butter? Looking forward to making these today, w/ homemade Cool Whip frosting and homemade blue sugar, yikes! The store didn’t have either yesterday :/
Either works just fine. Enjoy!
Changing the colors makes them appropriate for any holiday. The possibilities are endless!
For sure!
these are so adorable.
Thanks so much! They were fun to make too.
These are too cute!!
I think it’s the sprinkles 😉
So cute! I love these
Thanks Vanessa! I love them too!
I just love these to pieces. How fun are the different colored cookies?!
I know I about died when I made them! Probably one of the cutest cookies I’ve made!
These are so fun!! I love them. My kids would love them even more. Can’t wait to try them!
Kids will eat anything bright and colorful right?! My kids loved them!
I’ve never made cake mix/pudding cookies before–I’ll have to give these a try! Thanks for the fun, festive recipe!
I’m kind of addicted to cake mix cookies and the pudding mix was a great addition!