Coca-Cola and Cream Whoopie Pies

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I’ve been looking forward to the holiday season all year and now FINALLY it’s here. I love to open my home for a day long holiday open house so friends and family can drop in, have a few snacks and Share some holiday joy. ‘Tiz the season for baking and decorating and I’m going to use Coke de Mexico made with real sugar for both.

My Coca-Cola and Cream Whoopie Pies were baked with Coke de Mexico in the batter for the cakey cookies and Coke blended with cream cheese in the filling as well. Coke de Mexico, made with real sugar, is a family favorite – I picked up a 24 pack while I was in Sam’s Club so I had plenty for my recipe with some left to serve my guests. After baking I had a lot of empty Coke glass bottles so I did a little craft project.. That iconic Coke bottle shape is perfect for my tablescape, let me show you how I dressed them for our holiday table.

Get more info on 24 packs of Coke de Mexico from Sam’s Club here

• Soak or peel any stickers off the empty Coke de Mexico glass bottles, dry them and give them a couple of coats of flat white spray paint
• Wrap the bottles with twine, ribbon or yarn depending on the look you’re going for. White school glue worked well but hot glue may be needed for heavier supplies.
• Add candles, branches and some greenery, line a bunch of them up on your table Here’s the recipe for those Coca-Cola and Cream Whoopie pies. The spices and flavors in the coke really shine through in this recipe.

Here’s more information on 4 pack, 2 liter Coca-Cola from Sam’s Club It’s available for the special price of $3.98 this holiday season

• Make the cream cheese filling first. Simmer two bottles of Coke de Mexico to reduce the soda down to a half cup of syrup and beat the syrup into softened cream cheese and butter. Watch this closely because you don’t want to burn your syrup.
• Make your cookie dough with softened butter, Coke, brown sugar, eggs and flour (The complete recipe is below). Use a small ice cream scoop to portion out the cookie batter onto parchment lined sheet pans
• Let the cookies cool then sandwich your Coca-Cola cream cheese mixture between two cookies

Since I had so many empty  bottles from the 24 pack I decided to use them all to send each guest home with a few flowers in a painted Coke bottle. I think it was my favorite way to Share Holiday Joy.

I’d LOVE to know how you plan to Share Holiday Joy this season! Let me know in the comments below

Coca-Cola and Cream Whoopie Pies

Demetra Overton

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Prep Time 1 hour hr

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Servings 18 servings

Ingredients

  

• FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FILLING
• Two 355 ml bottles of Coke de Mexico
• 8 ounces softened cream cheese
• 4 ounces of softened unsalted butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• FOR THE COOKIE DOUGH
• 4 ounces 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup coke
• 1 egg
• 1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

 

• FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FILLING
• Pour two 355 ml bottles into a saucepan and simmer over low heat until reduced to 1/2 cup
• Let the syrup cool to room temperature
• Beat the softened cream cheese, softened butter, Coke syrup and powdered sugar until well combined.
• Refrigerate until ready to use
• FOR THE COOKIE DOUGH
• Beat the softened butter and brown sugar until well combined, about 2 minutes.
• Beat in the egg and add the Coke
• In a separate bowl combine the flour, salt and baking powder and mix well
• Add the flour mixture to the Coke/Butter mixture and stir to combine
• Scoop the cookie batter with a small ice cream scoop onto a parchment lined sheet pan. About 1 tablespoon
• Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes
• Let the cookies cool and sandwich a teaspoon of filling between two cookies

Coca-Cola and Cream Whoopie Pies