Homemade Whoopie Pies
- Ready In:
- 38mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
24
ingredients
- 2 cups unsifted flour
- 2⁄3 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 cup hot water
- 2⁄3 cup milk
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
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Frosting
- 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3 -4 tablespoons milk
directions
- Making the Cookies: First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour and the cocoa; set aside.
- In a small bowl, dissolve the baking soda in the hot water, then add milk, set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the shortening and sugar until fluffy.
- Add the egg and beat another minute.
- Mix in half of the dry ingredients, then half of the wet; repeat.
- Drop batter by heaping teaspoons, about 2 inches apart, on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8 minutes.
- Cool thoroughly.
- Making the Filling: In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter, shortening, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar, beating until fluffy.
- Add milk, one tablespoon at a time, until the frosting has a creamy consistency.
- Assemble: Using a butter knife, spread the frosting between two cookies.
- Wrap Whoopie Pies individually or place them in a single layer on a plate.
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