Old-Fashioned Whoopie Pies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 35 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: 2 dozen.
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 lasts very long with my two brothers and me around. —Maria Costello, Monroe, North Carolina
Ingredients
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1/2 cup baking cocoa
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1/2 cup hot water
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1/2 cup shortening
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1-1/2 cups sugar
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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FILLING:
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3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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Dash salt
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1 cup 2% milk
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3/4 cup shortening
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1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, combine cocoa and water. Cool for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and cocoa mixture. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
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2.
To form each cookie, drop 2 teaspoon dough 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until firm to the touch, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
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3.
For filling, in a small saucepan, combine flour and salt. Gradually whisk in milk until smooth; cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened, 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and refrigerate until completely cool.
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4.
In a bowl, cream the shortening, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Add milk mixture; beat until fluffy, about 7 minutes. Spread filling on half the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts
1 whoopie pie: 244 calories, 11g fat (3g saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 116mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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