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Why You’ll Love This Amish Peanut Butter Cream Pie This pie has everything you could want in a dessert: a creamy peanut butter filling, a touch of sweetness, and a smooth, light topping. It’s ...

The Amish first arrived in Lancaster County, Pa., in the 1720s and now number about 18,000. Other Amish groups have settled in 22 US states.

Use the Classic Whoopie Pie filling recipe on Page LL4 to fill these peanut butter cakes. If you'd like, substitute 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar for cocoa powder, which will give you a light ...

Many say whoopie pies originated in Pennsylvania, where Amish women baked them and put them in farmers' or schoolchildrens' lunches. Those who found them in their lunch pails would shout, "Whoopie ...

There are varying accounts about the origins of the whoopie (or whoopee) pie. According to WhatsCookingAmerica, people in both Maine and Pennsylvania claim that the original recipe came from their ...

This March, he shares his whoopie pie recipe with Jen Tobias-Struski, adding a St. Patrick’s Day dose of Bailey’s Irish Cream. Click here for the full recipe.

Whoopie pies are not so much a cookie as a cake-and-frosting sandwich, but they qualify in spirit. They are a treat closely associated with New England and Maine, in particular.

Amos Orcutt, president of the Maine Whoopie Pie Association, was one of the Mainers who lobbied Davis to make a stand. In a phone interview, Orcutt, whose full-time job is president of the University ...

Are Whoopie Pies a Maine Thing? Sorta. Since 2011, Whoopie pies have been the official state treat of Maine. However, many believe they are an invention of Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s Amish and ...