Whoopie Pies I
Ingredients
- Servings: 1
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Recipe
- preheat oven to 350 degrees f (180 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
- to make cookies: in a large bowl cream 1/2 cup of shortening , 1 cup sugar and 2 egg yolks. (set egg whites aside for filling.) note: if you don't want to use raw egg white in the filling, leave it out. substitute 1 whole egg for the 2 egg yolks in the cookie recipe so you don't end up with leftover whites!!
- in a separate bowl sift together 2 cups flour, 5 t cocoa, 1 t baking powder, 1/2 t salt, 1 t baking soda. add to other mixture alternately with milk, beating well. add vanilla at the end.
- drop by large spoonful on greased pan. bake for 10-15 minutes. remove to wire rack and cool completely.
- to make filling: beat together 3/4 cup shortening, 2 cups confectioners' sugar, 2 egg whites and dash of salt till light. add 1 tsp. vanilla.
- to assemble: spread the flat side of one cookie circle with a spoonful of filling. top with another.
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