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.