Whoopie Cookies, Quick Whoopie Cookies (using cake mix), 3 Filling recipes
rec.food.recipes/JANIC412/1999

2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cocoa
4 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sour milk
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt

Cream together sugar, shortening and eggs. Add sour milk, boiling water and vanilla.

Sift dry ingredients together, then add to cream mixture. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 450: for 5 minutes. When cool make into sandwiches with filling.

Filling:(1)
1 cup Crisco shortening
1 cup butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
4 tsp. vanilla extract
12 tbsp. marshmallow cream

Cream the Crisco and butter together. Add by one tablespoon at a time the sugar, beating well with electric mixer . Add the vanilla, beat well then add the marshmallow cream. Beat until it looks like whipped cream.

Filling (2)

1 cup milk
5 tbsp. flour
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Stir flour into milk, cook on low heat until thick. Cool. Cream shortening, sugar and vanilla. Add to flour mixture. Beat until fluffy.

Filling (3)

1/2 cup shortening
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
a few drops of milk

Mix all ingredients until creamy.

Quick Whoopie Cookies

1 box dark chocolate cake mix (not with pudding)
1 1/2 cups flour

Prepare cake mix as directed, adding flour. Drop by tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 350: for 5-10 minutes. Cool. Make into sandwiches using the filling.