Whoopie Pies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 cups flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup water, hot
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening

Recipe

• 1 for cookies:.
• 2 beat shortening and sugar until fluffy.
• 3 add egg and yolk.
• 4 stir together buttermilk and baking soda mixture - set aside.
• 5 stir together flour, cocoa and salt - set aside.
• 6 add flour mix alternately with soda and buttermilk mixture.
• 7 bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes - 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• 8 for icing:.
• 9 beat all ingredients until smooth.
• 10 allow cookies to cool; fill with icing.
• 11 wrap separately in plastic wrap and keep in the refrigerator.