Whoopie Pies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cookies
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 cups flour
2/3 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup water, hot
2/3 cup buttermilk
Icing
2 cups icing sugar
1 egg white
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening

Preparation

For Cookies:.
Beat shortening and sugar until fluffy.
Add egg and yolk.
Stir together buttermilk and baking soda mixture - set aside.
Stir together flour, cocoa and salt - set aside.
Add flour mix alternately with soda and buttermilk mixture.
Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes - 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
For Icing:.
Beat all ingredients until smooth.
Allow cookies to cool; fill with icing.
Wrap separately in plastic wrap and keep in the refrigerator.