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Old-Fashioned Whoopie Pies

Who can resist soft chocolate sandwich cookies filled with a layer of fluffy white frosting? Mom has made these for years...they're a treat that never lasted very long with me and my two brothers around. -Maria Costello, Monroe, North Carolina

24 ServingsPrep: 35 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/2 cup hot water
1/2 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
FILLING:
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Dash salt
1 cup milk
3/4 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

In a small bowl, combine cocoa and water; mix well. Cool for 5
minutes. In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add cocoa mixture,
eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine dry ingredients. Add to
creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk; mix well.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking

2 of 2

Old-Fashioned Whoopie Pies (continued)

Directions (continued)

sheets. Flatten slightly with a spoon. Bake at 350° for 10-12
minutes or until firm to the touch. Remove to wire racks to cool.
In a saucepan, combine flour and salt. Gradually whisk in milk until
smooth; cook and stir over medium-high heat until thick, 5-7
minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and refrigerate until completely
cool.
In a bowl, cream shortening, sugar and vanilla. Add chilled milk
mixture; beat for 7 minutes or until fluffy. Spread filling on half
of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Store in the
refrigerator. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 244 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 19 mg cholesterol, 116 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.