Whoopie Pies
This is a popular cookie made know through the Pennsylvania Dutch. Very popular in the upper North Eastern States.
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Ingredients
  1. COOKIES
  2. 1/2 CUP BAKING SODA
  3. 1/2 CUP HOT WATER
  4. 1/2 CUP SHORTENING
  5. 1 1/2 CUPS SUGAR
  6. 2 LG EGGS
  7. 1 1/2 TSP VANILLA
  8. 2 2/3 CUPS FLOUR
  9. 1 TSP BAKING POWDER
  10. 1 TSP BAKING SODA
  11. 1/4 TSP SALT
  12. 1/2 CUP BUTTERMILK
  13. FILLING
  14. 3 TBSP FLOUR
  15. 1 DASH SALT
  16. 1 CUP MILK
  17. 3/4 CUP SHORTENING
  18. 1 1/2 CUPS POWDERED SUGAR
  19. 2 TSP VANILLA
Instructions
  1. COMBINE THE COCOA AND WATER, MIXING WELL. COOL FOR 5 MINUTES.
  2. THEN IN A SEPARATE BOWL, CREAM THE SHORTENING AND SUGAR. ADD THE COCOA MIX, EGGS AND VANILLA. MIX WELL. COMBINE THE DRY INGREDIENTS TOGETHER. ADD TO THE CREAMED MIXTURE ALTERNATING WITH THE BUTTERMILK. DROP BY ROUNDED TABLE-SPOONS 2 INCHES APART ONTO A GREASED COOKIE SHEETS. FLATTEN SLIGHTLY WITH THE BACK OF A SPOON.
  3. BAKE IN A 350 DEGREE OVEN FOR 10-12 MINUTES OR FIRM TO THE TOUCH. REMOVE AND COOL.
  4. FILLING
  5. IN A SAUCEPAN, COMBINE THE FLOUR AND THE SALT. GRADUALLY ADD IN THE MILK AND WHISK UNTIL SMOOTH (APPROX. 5 MINUTES). REMOVE FROM THE HEAT, COVER AND COOL IN THE REFRIGERATOR. CREAM THE SHORTENING, SUGAR AND THE VANILLA.
  6. ADD TO THE CHILLED MIXTURE AND BEAT FOR 5 MINUTES OR UNTIL FLUFFY. SPREAD THE FILLING ON HALF THE COOKIES MADE, THEN COVER THE FILLING WITH THE REMAINING COOKIES. KEEP REFRIGERATED.
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