Whoopie Pies II Recipe

Whoopie Pies II Recipe

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup sour milk
  • 3 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 4 tablespoons milk
  • 1 1/4 cups shortening
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. To Make Cookie: Cream together 1 cup shortening, 2 cups sugar, 2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
  3. Sift together 4 cups flour, 1 cup cocoa, and 1 tsp salt. Add alternately to cream mixture with sour milk. Add 3 tsp baking soda to hot water and stir into mixture.
  4. Drop on cookie sheet and bake for about 7-10 minutes.
  5. To Make Filling: Cream together egg whites, 1 T vanilla, powdered sugar, 4 T flour, 4 T milk and 1 1/4 cup shortening.
  6. Beat together until fluffy. Spread between flat sides of cookies.