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Whoopie Pies

Source of Recipe

A mixture of several recipes


Recipe Introduction

These the the cookies filled with a creamy Twinkie-like filling. Strictly junk, but good eating.

List of Ingredients

4 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup cocoa powder
1 cup shortening (such as Crisco)
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup thick sour milk
1 cup cold water


Recipe

Cream together shortening, vanilla, eggs. Sift together dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture alternatiely with water and sour milk. Add slightly more flour if your sour milk is too thin. Drop by tsp. onto lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees until done.

Filling:
1 egg white, beaten
1 Tbs. vanilla
2 Tbs. flour
2 Tbs. milk
2 cups confectioner's sugar
3/4 cup Crisco or margarine
1 jar marshmallow creme

Beat egg white, sugar, vanilla. Then add remaining ingredients. Beat well. A few drops of peppermint flavoring may be used in place of vanilla.

Place 1-2 teaspoons of filling on a cookie. Top with a second cookie to make sandwich.