Maine Recipes: Mikki's Whoopie Pies

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Mikki's Whoopie Pies
Whoopie Pies


Ingredients:
COOKIES:
1 Cup Crisco-2 Cups Sugar-2 Eggs-2 Egg Yolks (Save whites)-4 Cups Flour-1½ Cups Cocoa-½ tsp. Salt-2 tsps. Baking Soda-1 Cup Hot Water-1 1/3 cups Buttermilk

FILLING
4 Cups sifted powdered sugar-2 Egg whites-2 tsps. Vanilla-½ cup soft margarine-1 Cup Crisco

Preperation:
Cookies:
Beat shortening and sugar at high speed with elec. mixer. Stir together in separate bowl flour, cocoa & salt. Dissolve baking soda in hot water-cool slightly. Add flour mixture alternately with soda mixture and buttermilk to creamed mixture blend well until mixed. Bake cookies at 350° and let cool.

FILLING
Combine powdered sugar, egg whites and vanilla-beat with electric mixer at low speed. Gradually add butter and shortening and mix at low speed until light and fluffy.

  Source: Mikki