Name: Lemon Whoopie Pies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 43 min
Ingredients: 1 stick softened butter; 1 1/4 cup sugar; 2 eggs; zest of 1 lemon; juice of 2 lemons; 1/2 cup milk; 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; Icing-; 1 stick softened butter; 1/2 block softened cream cheese; 1/2 tsp lemon extract; 3 tbsp milk; 4 cups powdered sugar

These lemon whoopie pies have a delicious lemon cream cheese frosting sandwiched between two fluffy lemon cookies. They are the perfect summer treat!

I recently went to Waco, TX and ate lots of delicious sweet treats from Joanna Gaines Silos Bakery. My favorite item I had was their lemon whoopie pie. I came home and immediately went to work constructing a recipe of my own.

My hopes was that the first round would at least give me a good starting point, but they were perfect! How often does that happen where you nail something on the first try. There was a celebration not only because I didn’t have to try again, but because they tasted heavenly!

These have the most tender cookies and smooth cream cheese frosting. It isn’t too much cream cheese and it isn’t too much lemon. You can change that if you prefer them that way. I prefer just the right amount of lemon and cream cheese to balance each other. They go together in perfect harmony without either flavor overpowering the other.

Why You’ll Love These Lemon Whoopie Pies

Perfect Texture- These cookies are so tender and soft. They have the pillowy likeness of a cake but the shape of a cookie. The icing is so creamy and smooth. Put the two together and it melts in your mouth.

Sweet and Tart- Sometimes lemon desserts simply make you pucker and somethings you are searching for the lemon. This recipe has a perfect balance of both making them something sweet and tart lovers both will like.

Ingredients

All ingredients and their measurements can be found in the recipe card below.

How to Make Lemon Whoopie Pies

Step 1: In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar.

Step 2: Add in eggs, lemon juice, milk, and zest.

Step 3: Add in flour, baking powder, and salt.

Step 4: Use a 1 tbsp scoop and scoop them onto a parchment lined baking dish.

Step 5: Bake at 375 for 13 minutes. They will not be browned on the top. Check the bottom, you want them slightly browned. If your oven cooks hot then start checking them earlier.

Step 6: For the icing cream together butter and cream cheese. Add in the lemon extract and milk. Add in powdered sugar about 1 cup at a time.

Step 7: Continue to mix powdered sugar in until you have a smooth icing.

Step 8: Let the cookies cool completely on a cooling rack.

Step 9: Put the icing on half of the cookies. I put mine in a plastic bag and pipe it on.

Step 10: Match up your cookies to make the perfect lemon whoopee pies!!! They are beyond delicious!

Tips for Making Lemon Whoopie Pies

There is plenty of icing for all of the cookies. You don’t have to hold back when icing them.
If you prefer a stronger lemon flavor and want your lips to pucker simply add less milk and add more lemon juice.
If you pull this recipe up and want to make it without a bag of lemons just add about 1/3 cup of store bought lemon juice.
I used a hand mixer to make these but you can also use a stand mixer if preferred.