Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup cocoa
• 2 egg yolks, plus
• 2 whole eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups flour
• 2 -4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 cream sugar and shortening in a bowl.
• 3 add the eggs and mix together.
• 4 sift dry ingredients. then add to creamed mix.
• 5 alternate the milk to the batter.
• 6 the batter will be stiff. if to thin add more flour.
• 7 drop by rounded tablespoon fulls on greased cookie sheets.
• 8 bake for 8-10 minutes.
• 9 remove from oven and cool completely.
• 10 while cookies are cooling prepare the filling.
• 11 mix together the shortening and vanilla till blended.
• 12 then add the milk and powdered sugar to the shortening and vanilla mix and beat until smooth.
• 13 spread filling on the cookies when they have cooled.
• 14 makes 5 dozen.