How to make red velvet whoopie pies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees - sift together flour, baking soda, unsweetened cocoa powder and salt - set aside

Place butter, vegetable shortening, and sugar in large bowl and beat until pale and fluffy

This is what it will look like😃

Beat in egg, vanilla extract and food coloring

Add half of the flour mixture scrape down sides of bowl

Put in the sour cream

Mix until smooth

Put the remaining of the flour mixture in and mix until fully incorporated

Scrape down sides of bowl and mix again

Spray Whoopie pie pan with flour spray - Put spoonful of batter in Whoopie pie pan - a cookie sheet with parchment paper will also work if you don't have Whoopie pie pan

Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes - Nice and fluffy once baked

Before adding frosting

Combine cream cheese and butter mix until well blended - mix in vanilla extract and confectioners sugar 1/4 cup at a time - mix after each addition

Put frosting into frosting bag to make spreading easier

Squeeze frosting onto flat side of the middle of one half of cookie and top with a second cookie

Enjoy!!!