Name: Whoopie Pies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: White sugar - 1 cup; Shortening - ½ cup; Eggs, separated, divided - 2; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Unsweetened cocoa powder - 5 tablespoons; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Milk - 1 cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups; Shortening - ¾ cup; Salt - 1 pinch; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

Recipe information

Cooking:

20 min.

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Ingredients for - Whoopie Pies

1. White sugar - 1 cup

2. Shortening - ½ cup

3. Eggs, separated, divided - 2

4. All-purpose flour - 2 cups

5. Unsweetened cocoa powder - 5 tablespoons

6. Baking powder - 1 teaspoon

7. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

8. Salt - ½ teaspoon

9. Milk - 1 cup

10. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

11. Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups

12. Shortening - ¾ cup

13. Salt - 1 pinch

14. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Whoopie Pies

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

2. Stage

Make the cookies: Beat sugar, shortening, and egg yolks together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

3. Stage

Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; add to shortening mixture in batches, alternating with milk, beating briefly after each addition until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes; transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.

5. Stage

Make the filling: Beat confectioners' sugar, shortening, reserved egg whites, and salt together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.

6. Stage

Choose 2 cookies of the same size; spread a thick layer of filling on the flat side of one cookie; top with remaining cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies and frosting.