Whoopie Pies from One Girl Cookies

by Max Shrem (Subscribe to Max Shrem's posts)
Posted Mar 26th 2009 2:00PM
Filed under: Dessert, Trends, Newspapers, On the Blogs, Stores & Shopping, Bakeries, Sugar

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I have always been a huge fan of deliciously rich and creamy whoopie pies. So, when I read the recent New York Times article about its current popularity among New Yorkers, I was not too surprised.

The article traces the history of this delectable to pockets of New England, Pennsylvania and Ohio. And, it explains that due to their gaining popularity, supermarkets like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and (specialty deli) Zingerman's sell them. But, my favorite spot for whoopie pies is at One Girl Cookies in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.

As food historian Sandra Oliver states, the cake part that sandwiches the cream is not especially sweet and is often dry, because the frosting, the heart of the whoopie, is full of sugar and a gooey consistency. This characterizes One Girl Cookies' luscious whoopie pies. There is an amazing balances between the frosting in the center and the light fluffy dry cookie/cake.

Perhaps, one of the reasons why they're so special is that cream cheese frosting is sandwiched between pumpkin cake (see the photo above).

You can purchase a dozen whoopie pies from One Girl Cookies online for $27. The Times mentions another pastry shop in Brooklyn with whoopie fever called Trois Pommes Patisserie.

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3-27-2009 @ 2:58PM

Megan said...

Hi Max, I love this review and I've read through a few of your posts and I tried to find an e-mail address for you but was unable to find one. I've tried these chocolate covered cherries, Cherries Divine out of Atlanta, and I think you'd really like them. If you can send me an e-mail address maybe I can send them to you for a quick review.

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