Whoopie Pies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening and sugar.
• 2 add eggs and beat well.
• 3 sift together dry ingredients.
• 4 combine milk and vanilla in measuring cup.
• 5 add dry ingredients in alternation with milk mixture, mixing well after each addition drop tablespoons of batter onto parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
• 6 bake at 375 until puffed and firm to the touch, about 10-12 minutes.
• 7 do not overbake.
• 8 cream together butter, vanilla, salt, and confectioner's sugar for filling.
• 9 add just enough milk to make a spreadable consistency.
• 10 sandwich a generous amount of filling between two cake halves.