The Original Whoopie Pies

Whoopie Pies
(From Kim Levesque's Mom)

1/2 C. shortening
1 C. sugar
1 egg
2 C. flour
1/2 C. cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 C. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Filling:
3/4 C. shortening
3/4 C. confectioners sugar
1/2 C. marshmallow fluff

Cream sugar and shortening; add egg. Sift dry
ingredients and add alternately with milk and vanilla. Drop
batter onto greased cookie sheet in equal spoonfuls. Bake
at 425º for 7 minutes. When cool spread with blended
filling and put together.

Kim's Notes: I found this old old newspaper clipping in
my mothers recipe box with a note written in her writing
that said "This is the ORIGINAL receipt".

Raisin Filled Cookies

Raisin Filled Cookies

1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar (1 brown, one white)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Sift together 6 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3 teaspoonsbaking
powder.
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon baking soda in 1 tablespoon boiling water

Raisin Filling:
1 cup raisins
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
pinch of salt
thicken with 1 or 1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
teaspoon vanilla

Cook Raisin mixture (without vanilla) 5 to 10 minutes then
add vanilla.

Mix cookie ingredients: Cream sugars,
shortening, and eggs. Add vanilla and dry ingredients,
sour milk, and soda mixture. Roll out and cut with a
drinking glass Add a dollop of filling and cover with
another cookie, pinch together.
Bake 350º for 8-10 minutes until lightly
browned.
Aunt Yvonne's Notes: My sisters & I will always remember the
day that it snowed and when we got off the bus our
parents met us with raisin cookies and snowmen.