Weekly Recipe: Whoopie Pies

If you like chocolate this will be a favorite!

Perfect for parties and get-togethers! 

Ingredients:

*COOKIES:
1 c. Crisco® shortening
2 c. sugar
4 eggs (save 2 whites for icing)
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 c. boiling water
2/3 c. cocoa
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. fat-free buttermilk                                                               
1 tsp. baking soda
3 1/2 c. flour

*ICING:
2 egg whites
1 c. Crisco® shortening
3 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 Tbs. flour
1lb. powdered sugar (more if needed)

Instructions:

*COOKIES:
Cream sugar and shortening, using an electric mixer. Add eggs, salt, 1 tsp. soda, water, cocoa & vanilla.

Mix 2 tsp. soda in buttermilk. Alternate addition of flour and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour.

Bake on greased cookie sheet at 375º for 10 minutes. 

Cool on rack and ice two cookies together.

*ICING:
Beat ingredients together with electric mixer until fluffy. Place icing between 2 cookies. 

Notes:

These cookies freeze well and are good eaten while frozen.