Peppermint Candy Chocolate Whoopie Pies

• 1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 jar (7 oz.) JET-PUFFED Marshmallow Creme
• 1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
• 60 hard peppermint candies, crushed (about 2-1/2 cups), divided
• 1/4 tsp. green food coloring

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Beat first 4 ingredients with mixer until well blended.
3. Drop 2 Tbsp.
4. batter, 2 inches apart, into 32 mounds on baking sheets.
5. Bake 10 min.
6. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out almost clean.
7. Cool on baking sheets 3 min.
8. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
9. Beat cream cheese and marshmallow creme in large bowl with mixer until well blended.
10. Add COOL WHIP, half the crushed candy and food coloring; beat on low speed just until blended.
11. Place bottom sides of 2 cookies together for each whoopie pie, spreading about 2 Tbsp.
12. COOL WHIP mixture between cookies.
13. Roll edges in remaining crushed candy.

chocolate cake mix, water, oil, eggs, philadelphia cream cheese, jetpuffed marshmallow creme, peppermint candies, green food coloring

Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/peppermint-candy-chocolate-whoopie-pies-156289.aspx (may not work)