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    Whoopie Pie


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    List of Ingredients




    1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
    1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
    1 egg
    1/4 cup cocoa
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 cup milk
    Whoopie Pie Filling (see recipe below)

    Recipe



    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease baking sheets.
    In a large bowl, cream together shortening, sugar, and egg. In another bowl, combine cocoa, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
    In a small bowl, stir the vanilla extract into the milk. Add the dry ingredients to the shortening mixture, alternating with the milk mixture; beating until smooth.
    Drop batter by the 1/4 cup (to make 18 cakes) onto prepared baking sheets. With the back of a spoon spread batter into 4-inch circles, leaving approximately 2 inches between each cake. Bake 15 minutes or until they are firm to the touch. Remove from oven and let cool completely on a wire rack.
    Make Whoopie Pie Filling. When the cakes are completely cool, spread the flat side (bottom) of one chocolate cake with a generous amount of filling. Top with another cake, pressing down gently to distribute the filling evenly. Repeat with all cookies to make 9 pies. Wrap whoopie pies individually in plastic wrap, or place them in a single layer on a platter (do not stack them, as they tend to stick).
    To freeze, wrap each whoopie pie in plastic wrap. Loosely pack them in a plastic freezer container and cover. To serve, defrost the wrapped whoopie pies in the refrigerator.
    Makes 9 large whoopie pies.
    Whoopie Pie Fil! ling:
    1 cup solid vegetable shortening*
    1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
    2 cups Marshmallow Fluff**
    1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    * Butter may be substituted for all or part of the vegetable shortening, although traditional Whoopie Pies are made with vegetable shortening only
    ** Marshmallow Creme may be substituted.
    In a medium bow, beat together shortening, sugar, and Marshmallow fluff; stir in vanilla extract until well blended.

 

 

 


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