these Peaches and Cream Whoopie Pies with a heavenly peach cream cheese filling sandwiched in between. Fresh peaches are pureed and added to the whoopie pie batter and the filling making them a wonderful dessert for summer.
Ingredients
For the Peach Whoopie Pies:
1cup5 ounces peeled and quartered peaches (ripe but firm)
3 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
1 1/2teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonground cinnamon
3/4teaspoonsalt
2cupslight brown sugar
2/3cupcanola oil
1/2cupheavy whipping cream
2large eggs
For the Peach Cream Cheese Frosting:
8ouncescream cheese, softened
4cupspowdered sugar
1teaspoonsvanilla extract
2teaspoonspeach schnapps
2tablespoonsfinely chopped peaches, ripe but firm
Instructions
In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, pulse peaches in short bursts just until they are chopped into small pieces (not pureed) and set aside.
In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine brown sugar and oil. Mix well, breaking up any lumps in sugar. Mix in the chopped peaches and heavy cream until combined, then mix in eggs, one at a time, just until combined. Fold in flour mixture in two parts, being careful not to overwork the batter. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Drop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, about 2-inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the tops feel firm and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cookie comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the peach cream cheese filling: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add vanilla extract, peach schnapps and finely chopped peaches and beat until combined.
To assemble, turn half of the cooled cookies upside down, flat side facing up. Drop a large dollop of filling onto the flat side of the cookie, leaving a 1/4-inch plain edge. Place another cookie, flat side down, on top of the filling. Press down slightly so that the filling spreads to the edges of the cookie. Repeat until all cookies are used.