Whoopie Pies Ii

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup sour milk
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/4 cups shortening

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. To Make Cookie: Cream together 1 cup shortening, 2 cups sugar, 2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
3. Sift together 4 cups flour, 1 cup cocoa, and 1 tsp salt. Add alternately to cream mixture with sour milk. Add 3 tsp baking soda to hot water and stir into mixture.
4. Drop on cookie sheet and bake for about 7-10 minutes.
5. To Make Filling: Cream together egg whites, 1 T vanilla, powdered sugar, 4 T flour, 4 T milk and 1 1/4 cup shortening.
6. Beat together until fluffy. Spread between flat sides of cookies.

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Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10017/whoopie-pies-ii/ (may not work)