Best whoopie pies are on Monhegan Island at the Novelty!!!

I've tried the actual Cranberry Island whoopie pies and they're good but not the best to come out of Maine...that'd be Wicked Whoopies!

Okay, to lisalily SWEETENED OR UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER??? I have never heard of sweetened cocoa powder, I have only ever found unsweetened cocoa powder, Hershey's does now make a dark chocolate cocoa powder, which is wonderful!! So lisalily, I would say the answer to your question is UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER!! As to the stickiness, I think that is just the nature of the beast in this recipe maybe leave them out on counter to dry for a bit.

Okay, to lisalily SWEETENED OR UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER??? I have never heard of sweetened cocoa powder, I have only ever found unsweetened cocoa powder, Hershey's does now make a dark chocolate cocoa powder, which is wonderful!! So lisalily, I would say the answer to your question is UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER!! As to the stickiness, I think that is just the nature of the beast in this recipe maybe leave them out on counter to dry for a bit.

Won't try again. My muffin top pans (Silicone) didn't work well. I skipped the parchment part (too time consuming) and tried just buttering only. They stuck in my pans. Tried on cookie sheets like others suggested. What a mess. They just spread and baked like a thin crisp cookie. I've been trying to find metal pans in stores and so far have been unsuccessful. May try online as others suggest. Did love the filling. We get a ho-ho cake at a restaurant and it has this between layers of a deep chocolate cake and then ganach poured over top of the two layer cake.

I believe that this is the recipe from Food Network that you were trying to find! Two Brothers' Chocolate Gobs, Paula Deen

FYI: "Cranberry Island" is a small island located on the coast of Maine.

Cup cake pans work great on the whoopie pies

The muffin top pan requirement is really unnecessary. There are other recipes out there that do not need it. The recipe I use from my mom uses cookie sheets and they come out great. The can be individually wrapped with plastic wrap when they are done.

The filling recipe is linked at the bottom of the ingredients list. Ive heard of some people using frosting before for the filling but it just isnt the same as the creamy filling.