Pennsylvania Dutch Whoopie Pies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cookie
2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
4 cups flour
1 cup baking cocoa
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk, with
1 teaspoon white vinegar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup hot water
CREAM FILLING INGREDIENTS
2 egg whites, beaten
4 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
1 cup shortening

Preparation

COOKIE.
Cream together sugar and shortening;add eggs.
Sift together flour, cocoa& salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Add vanilla.
Dissolve baking soda in HOT water and add LAST, mixing well.
Bake 400 degrees 8-10 minutes.
Make sandwiches from 2 cookies filled with whoopie pie filling.
COOKIE CREAM FILLING.
Mix together egg whites,vanilla, milk & 2 cups 10x sugar.
Beat in the shortening and the remaining 10x sugar.
Spread a dab of cream filling on flat side of COOLED cookie.
Top with another cookie to form sandwich pie.
Makes ALOT of cookies.
Recipe can be cut in half.