Whoopie Pies IV
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Description
Chocolate cake cookies with a creamy filling.
Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- ½ cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- 2. To Make Cookies: Cream together 2 cups sugar, 1/2 cup shortening and 2 eggs.
- 3. Sift together 4 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and cocoa. Add alternately the flour mixture to the creamed mixture with boiling water and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- 4. Drop teaspoons sized pieces of dough onto greased cookie sheet. Bake 5 to 7 minutes.
- 5. To Make Filling: Cook 5 1/2 tablespoons flour and 1 cup milk until thick. Let cool. Cream 1 cup shortening, 1 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add cooled flour mixture. Beat till creamy.
- 6. Spread on the flat side of a cooled cookie and sandwich together with another cookie.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 3 dozen
calories: 421 kcal
carbohydrates: 59.7 g
protein: 5.4 g
saturated fat: 5.1 g
cholesterol: 22.8 mg
sodium: 400.2 mg
fiber: 2 g
sugar: 34.8 g
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