lemony-gingerbread whoopie pies

YUM!

in January's issue of Bon Appetit, there was an entire article devoted to the whoopie pie.
my absolutely lovely neighbor and dear friend borrowed this issue from me to make this version of their whoopie pies and sent a few over for our little ones (and i) to enjoy.

they were scrumptious.

they got me thinking.....

then, a few nights later the 'trio and i were having a seriously fun sleep-over with mamaw and papaw--aka my mom and dad--this is one of our very favorite special occasions!
and while i was flipping through my mom's [mamaw's] 'taste of home' magazine i saw an ENTIRE article devoted to, again, you guessed it, these elusive whoopie pies!!!!!

now, i have never to my knowledge (aside from lovely neighbor's recent gifting) in all of my 29 years tasted a whoopie pie.
i have heard them praised randomly once or twice, but nothing has piqued my curiosity so much
as not 1
but 2 [very compelling] and newly published articles.
apparently the uprise of the whoopie pie was even discussed in recent weeks on the ever-popular Today Show!

bon appetit is my favorite all-time magazine, if you will recall.
still, the 'lemony-gingerbread' whoopie pie recipe in taste of home called my name.....

and they are INCREDIBLE!!!!!

see?




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sorry, we ate them all before i could snap a picture in all of their loveliness!
they were beautiful.

i am definitely planning on adding more images to my posts, though, in all of this hullabaloo of newness around here!  (=

the wondrous 'trio and i prepped, mixed, refrigerated, rolled, sugared, created, mixed again, cooled, spread, etc. etc. etc.
and the end result was nothing short of YUM!

you must must try them, and then tell me all about it when you love them as much as we do!
[now to make the french macaroons with raspberry-rose buttercream.  which one will we love more?


enjoy!

-c.  (=