I’ve got Christmas spirit oozing out of me.
I love everything about the holidays: the music, the magic, the movies, the cards, the decorations, the seasonal treats, and especially the presents the sprinkles.
Say WHAT?!
Yes, the sprinkles.
Like these:
I’m from Boston. Although I typically refer to them “jimmies” (which, FYI, are a necessity when ordering an ice cream cone) I think that it’s more appropriate to refer to these “holiday” jimmies as “sprinkles.” “holiday” jimmies just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
I have an entire bin of festive “sprinkles” and “non-pareils.” I’m a sucker for fun food decor. Unfortunately, I tend to forget about them until the season or holiday passes. Enter the overpriced, but fun, autumn leaves I purchased that never made their way onto any cupcakes I baked. You better believe those will be put to good use next fall.
I came across some Christmas sprinkles in some store recently and I knew immediately how I would make a mess with them what I would bake with them. I went for round two with the whoopie pies. As you’ll recall, I wasn’t all that pleased with the recipe I used last time- it was super greasy. Also, many of my “cakes” were flat.
This time I did better with the cakes, but I am still kicking myself for deciding against gifting myself the whoopie pie pan from Crate and Barrel that was in my cart. (Santa, are you listening?) Since my cakes are not perfectly matched in shape or size, some of these whoopie pies appear to be “vomiting” the sprinkles. No, really… look closely at the top one. It looks like it’s foaming at the mouth.
Told you I was oozing Christmas spirit. 
Although they look sloppy, friends and family have been gobbling them up.
I sent a friend home with some treats for her mom- she told me today that her dad and brother fought over the last whoopie pan.
A little Christmas Sprinkle Vomit never hurt no one.
Whoopie Pies
Ingredients
For cakes
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup well-shaken buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
For filling
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners sugar
- 2 cups marshmallow cream such as Marshmallow Fluff
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a bowl until combined. Stir together buttermilk and vanilla in a small bowl.
- Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes in a standing mixer or 5 minutes with a handheld, then add egg, beating until combined well. Reduce speed to low and alternately mix in flour mixture and buttermilk in batches, beginning and ending with flour, scraping down side of bowl occasionally, and mixing until smooth.
- Spoon 1/4-cup mounds of batter about 2 inches apart onto 2 buttered large baking sheets. Bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until tops are puffed and cakes spring back when touched, 11 to 13 minutes. Transfer with a metal spatula to a rack to cool completely.
- To make the filling, beat together butter, confectioners sugar, marshmallow, and vanilla in a bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes.
- To assemble, Spread a rounded tablespoon filling on flat sides of half of cakes and top with remaining cakes.
This recipe was much better than the last. The cakes had a rich chocolate flavor, and the filling is gooey and moist. I could have filled them with just the fluff and been happy! From what I understand, this recipe is pretty “authentic” to the original Amish way of making them. I would recommend using less butter and more fluff if you prefer a whipped, fluffy, sugary filling, much like the pre-packed whoopie pies found in the grocery store. You could also adjust the flavor by adding almond extract, peppermint extract, etc. These pies were enormous! I would suggest cutting them into quarter before serving. They are a yummy, festive dessert to serve at a holiday gathering.
The leaning tower of vomiting whoopie pies!
Quite the balancing act!
You know I love me some sprinkles! These are SO pretty!
That’s one thing I didn’t try when I reviewed the whoopie pie cookbook — sprinkles!
I agree, an ice cream cone just isn’t complete without sprinkles! Sprinkles + Whoopie pie = awesome
Those are so cute! Sprinkles vs Jimmies always makes me laugh- my first job was at an ice cream stand and we called them sprinkles but always coded them with a “J” for jimmies…I guess we just couldn’t decide
these are adorable!
I always thought that in Boston “Jimmies” are the chocolate ones and “Sprinkles” are the rainbow variety. Check me out on http://www.facebook.com/BostonFood — Cheers!
Love sprinkles! Those whoopie pies look delicious
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Those look great!! So festive!!
Sprinkles are the finishing touch to whoopie pies
Yours look festive and delicious!
Love that you turned one of my kids’ favorite treats into a holiday special! Nicely done!
Sprinkles are so magical – they have a way of increasing the delicious-factor by about 10 times! This look so yummy.
I have a whoopie pie pan, but you can also try to get more uniform cookies by using a cookie or ice cream scoop with a spring release.
Never made a whoopie pie, maybe I should get started. Great recipe
Those look so festive! Great recipe.
These are awesome – I love the JIMMIES!!! YES! Finally, someone who knows. =)
haha, i was cracking up at the vomiting sprinkles comment. because after i looked i totally agreed with you. haha
The jimmies MAKE the whoopie pies! What fun!
Christmas sprinkle vomit!? hahahaa i love it!
They certainly do look festive. I grew up calling them sprinkles, but I do get a kick out of “jimmies” now that I live in Beantown.
Yay for whoopie pies! I grew up with these, and I could eat a whole batch on my own.
I love these! They look delicious!!! We called them jimmies where I live outside of Philly too!! I don’t think I have ever heard my mom refer to them as sprinkles! Haha
Yum! I love how festive they look. I had bad luck last year with Whoopie Pies but might have to give them another go after seeing this!
These look so festive and yummy! I call them sprinkles and I definitely love decorating with the festive Christmas ones. Thanks for sharing!
Jimmies? I’ve never heard of sprinkles called that before!
These whoopie pies are so cute and festive, I totally want to eat one of them right now.
Those are so adorable!
These are so cute and I want to eat one soooo bad
Yum
With or without a pan, they still look great.
OOhhh!! I love the sprinkles on these!! So festive! I’ve never actually made whoopie pies, but these are sooo tempting! The leaning tower is adorable too.
festive whoopies
happy holidays
“Sloppy”? More like adorable. All dressed up in holiday cheer! Maybe Santa will bring you that pan since you’ve been so good.
I’d never heard of jimmies until I moved to NYC and someone said, “You gonna eat those jimmies or what?” I had always said sprinkles! Whatever you call them, they’re gorgeous on these whoopie pies! The only thing that would make them more beautiful is if they were in my mouth.
These are so cute and festive! I seriously get down with holiday sprinkles as well!
very festive and pretty
These whoopie pies look awesome, Liz! I’m a total sucker for Christmas sprinkles too and have a 3 containers that have 5 different sprinkles in each. Congrats on FB Top 9 today!!
Both times I used a cookie scoop and tried to do it evenly but they got so big! I have to try smaller… thanks for the help!
Thanks so much, Tara! I was so flattered and psyched when I saw a comment from you. Your site is one of my favorites- your pic and recipes always have me drooling! Congrats to you for nabbing two spots today! (I buzzed both!)
love this idea! i’m thinking a great table-topper for my holiday party?!
Nice job with the top 9 today. It was well deserved. Excellent recipe, great images and a sense of humor that really make it fun to read.
~Loren
I’m a new follower…these look a.m.a.z.i.ng!
Love the sprinkles! Love them! The whoopie pies look so yummy.
I have lost sight of my seasonal sprinkles before…but there was nothing more awesome than finding my Halloween sprinkle stash in spring.
OOh, those are so cute and festive. I can’t wait to try them. I’ve been looking for a good chocolate whoopie pie recipe. I have one but the pies ended up being so dry. I am definitely trying these!!!