[goodcooking] Amish Whoopie Pies Cookie Dough

Amish Whoopie Pies Cookie Dough

1 cup shortening
2 cup sugar
2 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
1/2 teas salt
1 cup cocoa
1 cup sour milk
1 cup hot water
2 teas. baking soda
1 teas. baking powder
4 cups flour

Mix dry ingredients. Set aside. Mix moist ingredients, slowly add dry and mix well. Drop by Tablespoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. Bake 10 min at 400 degrees.

Filling
2 egg whites
2 teas. vanilla
2 Tablespoon powdered sugar
4 Tablespoons milk
4 Tablespoons flour
1 1/2 C shortening

Cream shortening, mix in rest of ingredients, beat well
add an additional 3 1/2 Cups of powder sugar.

When cookies are cooled, spread with filling and place another cookie on top to make like a sandwich.

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