1950s Whoopie Pies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine cocoa and water. Cool for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and cocoa mixture. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition , To form each cookie, drop 2 tablespoons 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until firm to the touch, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , For filling, in a small saucepan, combine flour and salt. Gradually whisk in milk until smooth; cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened, 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and refrigerate until completely cool. , In a small bowl, cream the shortening, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add milk mixture; beat until fluffy, about 7 minutes. Spread filling on half the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• cream 2/3 cup crisco and 1 1/4 cup sugar and 2 eggs. beat to light and fluffy.
• sift togeather 2 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup hershey cocoa, 1 1/4 tea.baking soda, 1/4 tea.cream tartar.
• mix 1 1/4 tea. vanilla and 1/4 tea almond into 1 cup milk. add dry ingredients to creamed mix alternatly with milk.
• drop by 1 tablespoon on greased cookie sheet. approximately the same size. 375* oven bake 10-12 minute cool and fill.
• Steps:.
• 1. filling:. stirring constantly 3 tablespoons flour and. 3/4 cup milk until very thick. cool to cold. then beat in 3/4 cup crisco,solid white and it must be crisco,1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla. beat to light and fluffy. sandwich your whoopies with filling and eat.