The cookie portion had spread just as I thought. But in the grand scheme of things - was it a tragedy? Nope. The whoopie pie still tastes delicious. It's very dainty and nice and moist. I'll refrigerate the batter the next time and see if it makes a difference :)

I haven't baked it yet....getting ready to put in the oven shortly....here is the recie

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...

I saw a recipe on Epicurious.com and saw that while it was a good whoopie pie, the batter spread too thin. I wanted pudgy cookies :)

Trying my first set of whoopie pies. How do I prevent the batter from spreading in the oven?

Thanks everyone!! I ended up using a sharp knife and while there was lots of SWEARING, I managed to do an ok job. Next time, I will leave it to the butcher :)

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