Peanut Butter Chocolate Whoopie Pies, YUMMY!!!

On the left, the recipe's suggested size, on the right, my immediate correction! I don't want a sandwich! I want a dessert!!!

This is the whoopie pie I really wanted to try (to eat it afterwards of course!!). It is rich, and just so fatening!! I was trying to find a better word, but if there is ever one that works as a description, than it is that!!! I was plagued by recipe errors again today though, and had LOTS of chaos in the kitchen by the time I was done. First : as the second picture shows, the recipe spread too much, and the amount suggested to put on your baking sheets came out way too big. I corrected it on the second sheet, but unfortunately, this recipe does not rise enough in my opinion...so next time, more baking powder. Then, I knew the peanut butter filling would be easy, and didn't have to be practiced as a recipe-I knew exactly how it would come out (super sweet and HEAVENLY!!!), so I decided to try a caramel buttercream. That recipe failed me entirely. My first batch of caramel didn't work because there was too much crust forming on the side. Wasn't usable. So I corrected the second batch-came out looking like beautiful dark caramel-but tasted burnt. I have never made caramel, so I followed the recipe, and it called to take it off the heat once the syrup reached a Very Dark amber. That's what I did. Unfortunately, I should have taken it off as soon as it turned amber and that's it. I didn't have the courage to try a third time (didn't have a clean saucepan left), especially as the meringue buttercream didn't work either. Thank goodness for the peanut butter, this recipe took way longer than I thought, and on my website, I will never offer it with a meringue buttercream, rather with an american one-failproof icing. I mean, this is the type of cookie that is meant to be served with super duper sweet icing right? What do you guys think? Should I try the stupid caramel again?

Because of Ro's and Nancy's complaints, voilà!