Amish Whoopie Pies

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Amish Whoopie Pies
 <br>Cookies:
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
1 cup hot water with 2 tsp baking soda
4 1/2 cups flour
4 eggs
3/4 cup cocoa
1 cup sour milk
2 tsp vanilla
1 or 2 shakes of salt

Filling:
1 cup milk
1 cup shortening
4 Tbls flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
 <br> Mix cookie ingredients together. Batter is slightly thick so it can be dropped from a teaspoon. Drop onto cookie sheets into small rounds, trying to keep them roughly the same size. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet.

For the filling: cook together the milk and flour until thick. Place in a small bowl and add sugar, shortening and vanilla. Beat until spread-able.
Choose two cookies about the same size, spread some filling on one and place the other one on top, bottoms together.

Note:

Whoopie Pies, sometimes called Gobs. They're delicious, they travel well and freeze well too.

[Mai]

Thanks so much for the recipe. I was at an Amish market on Saturday and saw these there. I had no idea I would come across the recipe this quickly.