Whoopie Pies - Soft Sandwhich Cookie

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 cups of all purp. flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 400f.
• 2 >cream shortening and sugar.
• 3 >add eggs one at a time till each is blended well.
• 4 >add buttermilk and vanilla and blend.
• 5 >place flour, soda, salt and cocoa powder together in a separate bowl, stir then add to batter.
• 6 >last of all add warm water.
• 7 if you don't have a thick pan use the upper levels of the oven. use parchment paper or grease pan. drop by spoonfuls (about the size of a 50cent piece). bake for 7 minutes.
• 8 filling: combine filling ingredients starting with butter, shortening and sugar. add cream and vanilla and blend until smooth. add to cooled cookie and sandwich them.